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Sanctuary Watch Vol. 10 No. 1
Spring 2009

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Sanctuary Watch Spring 2009

Letter from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Sectretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
Climate Change Research in the Sanctuaries
Changing Climate, Changing Sanctuaries
Managing Climate Impacts in the Sanctuaries
Valuing the Cost of our Changing Sanctuaries

[Download Sanctuary Watch Vol. 10 No. 1 -- pdf document, 2.1 MB]



Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 3
Fall 2008

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Sanctuary Watch Fall 2008

Battle of the Atlantic
Galveston Recovers From Ike
Critter Files: Green Sea Turtle
Volunteering in the Sanctuaries
Whalers Discovered

[Download Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 3 -- pdf document, 3.3 MB]



Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 2
Spring/Summer 2008

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Sanctuary Watch Summer 2008

Sanctuaries Go Green
Huron Explorer: the nation's first petroleum-free vessel
Critter Files: Northern Fur Seal
Monitor Condition Report Released
U.S. Army Divers Support Sanctuaries in Pilot Project

[Download Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 2 -- pdf document, 2.3 MB]



Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 1
Winter 2008

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Sanctuary Watch Winter 2008

If Reefs Could Talk
Sanctuary Sam
Critter Files: Whale Shark
International Year of the Reef
Sanctuaries Goes International to Help World's Oceans

[Download Sanctuary Watch Vol. 9 No. 1 -- pdf document, 1.4 MB]



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