Oceanic Society

The tiny island nation of Palau has made big headlines in recent years for its radical commitments to ocean conservation. In a first for any nation, Palau designated most of its ocean territory—193,000 square miles—as a fully protected marine reserve in 2015. And it worked. Palau’s protected areas have double the number of fish and five times the number of predatory fish as unprotected areas. And yet this is just one of the reasons that we consider Palau…...read more