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- Happy Friday Facebook Friends! We hope you're planning on spending some time this weekend at an MPA. Tell us about it! And be sure to check out our MPA mapping tool to find out more information about your favorite MPA.
http://www.mpa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/mpaviewer/ - Great article about cultural heritage resources at Biscayne National Park - a member of the National System of MPAs!
- Please share the photo below and help us encourage others to support marine protected areas! For more info, visit www.mpa.gov.
- For many fish, sun exposure can lead to skin cancer. But sharks seem to be immune to these illnesses. Can they hold the key to curing cancer?
Check out this article on Discovery News. National Marine Protected Areas Center shared a link via MyDiscovery.
Fascinating fact from MyDiscovery:
One of the more interesting recent discoveries in the Shark world is the fact that at least some, if not all, female sharks are capable of "virgin birth," i.e. having a baby without the involvement of a male's DNA. What other surprising things have you learned about sharks lately?National Marine Protected Areas Center shared Jay Beaton's photo.
Thumbs up if you recognize THIS shark for Shark Week!- In honor of Shark Week, enjoy this photo taken at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. With no fishing pressure, and physical isolation from human impacts, the average biomass of predatory fish in Papahānaumokuākea is three times greater than in the main Hawaiian Islands.
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