The Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) lies a thousand kilometres from the Ecuadorian mainland and covers an area of around 133,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi). The...
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The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. It is the only penguin found north of the equator...
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The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator 900 km (560 mi)...
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The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only...
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Galápagos National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Galápagos) was established in 1959. It began operation in 1968, and it is Ecuador's first national park...
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The Galápagos Islands xeric scrub, also known as the Galápagos Islands scrubland mosaic, is a terrestrial deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion that covers...
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historically vulnerable to hunting, the Galápagos fur seal has been protected by the Ecuadorian government since 1934 Galápagos fur seals are the smallest otariids...
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cormorants, marine iguanas, boobies, pelicans, Sally Lightfoot crabs, Galápagos land iguanas, Darwin's finches, Galápagos hawks, Galápagos doves, and very...
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journal BBC GMR, now BBC Radio Manchester Galápagos Marine Reserve, the protected waters around the Galápagos Islands General Motors Research Laboratories...
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Cocos Island (redirect from Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area)
the Galápagos Marine Reserve by 50%, adding 23,000 sq mi (60,000 km2) to protect submarine mountains northeast of the islands as the Hermandad Marine Reserve...
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year. WildAid operates a field program in the Galapagos Islands, protecting the Galápagos Marine Reserve, apprehending poachers and smugglers and creating...
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The Galápagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) is one of the six endemic seabirds of the Galápagos. Its scientific name derives from Ancient Greek: Pterodroma...
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The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de...
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government. During his period as minister, the expansion of the Galapagos marine reserve in 2022 stood out. On 2 April 2023, President Guillermo Lasso appointed...
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Human activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean...
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record of the southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi, in the Galapagos Marine Reserve". Marine Biodiversity Records. 6: 1–4. doi:10.1017/S1755267213000377...
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sea cucumber, the Galápagos Marine Reserve and all major stakeholders took it upon themselves to monitor its population in the Galápagos twice a year between...
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Kermadec and Galapagos Islands are protected within marine reserves. The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the Galapagos shark as "Not...
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Bifurcaria galapagensis (redirect from Galapagos stringweed)
species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve through identification and protection of marine key biodiversity areas". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater...
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Flightless cormorant (redirect from Galápagos cormorant)
All populations of this species are found within the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve; furthermore, the archipelago was designated as a World...
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of a manta ray created". Oceanographic. Retrieved 2023-02-02. "Galapagos marine reserve: Conservationists hail expansion". BBC News. 2021-11-03. Retrieved...
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The Galápagos ghostshark (Hydrolagus mccoskeri) is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, likely endemic to the Galápagos Islands. It was discovered...
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such as marine iguanas, birds, Galapagos crabs can be seen. There is also a mangrove where white tip reef sharks and the gigantic Galápagos tortoises...
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations (section Southern Pacific/Galápagos Islands (2000–present))
the waters around the Galápagos Islands. The Galápagos National Park Directorate lacked the manpower to adequately manage the marine park, and fishing laws...
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commando battalion based on the Galápagos Islands. The 111th Independent Mechanized Brigade (formerly the 130th Marine Amphibious Brigade) of the Egyptian...
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Isla del Caño (redirect from Caño Island Biological Reserve)
The island and surrounding marine area of 52.01 square kilometres (20.08 sq mi) has been established as a biological reserve, with a permanent ranger station...
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Fishing industry in China (section Marine aquaculture)
around the Galapagos Islands each year. In 2017 the Ecuadorian Navy seized the reefer vessel Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999 inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve with over...
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Valdes Peninsula List of marine protected areas of Hawaii Barnett, Cynthia (August 26, 2016). "Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas"...
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predators. Additionally, they exhibit a top-down control in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, and their presence may alter the sessile community composition...
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Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (category Populated places in Galápagos Province)
(Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto βakeˈɾiso moˈɾeno]) is the capital of Galápagos Province, Ecuador. It is located on the southwestern coast of San Cristóbal...
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