Palau

Oceania · Micronesia

2 projects · 2 organizations

Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF)

Coral Reef Research Foundation Tracks Palau's Rarest Dugongs by Drone

Ocean Life

Palau's dugong population may be the most isolated on Earth, and a Koror-based research foundation is flying drones over seagrass beds to keep it from vanishing.

200individuals or fewerEstimated total Palau dugong population

35yearsYears of continuous marine research in Palau

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Palau International Coral Reef Center

Palau National Marine Sanctuary: An 80-Percent No-Take Ocean Reserve

Oceans & Coasts

Palau closed 80 percent of its ocean territory to all fishing and extraction, creating one of the largest and strictest fully protected marine reserves on Earth.

80percentNational waters under full no-take protection

475.1kkm2Sanctuary area

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