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MARCH 13, 2010

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or Cites that opened in the Qatari capital on Saturday will be discussing 42 proposals during the next two weeks. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Oh look, more meetings. From Al Jazeera.

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MARCH 28, 2010

I like this opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor which calls for an "Endangered Species Hour." It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. But jobs that depend on harvesting endangered species will quickly disappear if those species are not protected.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Tags: marine life whales us endangered species.

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MARCH 13, 2010

It's easier to motivate people to save them as opposed to other species that are vital, but either boring or ugly. It's the same problem with marine life. Tags: marine life marine animals endangered species. People want to save the dolphins and the sea otters, but what about the bluefin tuna?

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JULY 20, 2009

Tags: oceans bluefish tuna marine life seafood endangered species.

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MAY 18, 2009

Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

KING says one of the Nisqually casualties was a Steller sea lion, protected under the Endangered Species Act. The one found in West Seattle was a California sea lion, protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Investigators say they do not know who is responsible.

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