His luck turned in February 2002, when he gave a talk to a group of marine conservationists.
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Only a few nuclear industry fans and some optimistic marine conservationists had much to celebrate.
His report is believed to be the first evidence of the nets in the Western Atlantic-Caribbean region, and it has raised loud alarms among marine conservationists.
Doggart began her career as a marine conservationist in Belize.
Rick Steiner, an American marine conservationist working with Greenpeace, says that the figure could be upwards of 400,000.
Rose is also a marine conservationist.
Most recently, her program "Bears on the Air" featured marine conservationist, author, and illustrator, Richard Ellis.
This article documents the views of fisheries scientists and marine conservationists about innovative approaches towards sustainable fisheries.
Increasingly, a consensus is forming in support of the idea among marine conservationists.