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FELLOWS HIGHLIGHTS Our Imperiled Oceans: Victory at Sea Overfishing of Krill Threatens Ocean Ecosystem Overfishing Impacts: Interview with Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila PEW FELLOWS PROGRAM IN MARINE CONSERVATION 2008 PEW FELLOWS IN MARINE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCED Five marine experts based in the United States, China, France, Australia and Canada are recipients of the 2008 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, the preeminent fellowship in support of ocean conservation. The fellowship is awarded by the Pew Institute for Ocean Science. Each Fellow will receive $150,000 to conduct innovative three-year projects that are urgently needed to improve coral reef health, sustain fisheries, and enhance the effectiveness of marine protected areas. The winners join more than 100 Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation from 29 countries around the globe. This year the program welcomes the first Fellows from China and France. MEDIA: Click here to download press release on all new Fellows THE 2008 PEW FELLOWS IN MARINE CONSERVATION   Andrew Baker, Ph.D. Equip the world’s ailing corals to better survive climate change by developing groundbreaking techniques to enhance the thermal tolerance of corals to protect them from warming oceans (work to be based in Florida). > view Fellows microsite > view press release of fellowship award       Andrew John Constable, Ph.D. Safeguard Antarctic krill fish populations that serve as critical food sources for whales and are being fished at unprecedented levels (to be based in Australia). > view Fellows microsite > view press release of fellowship award       Fan Meng Protect southeast China’s coastal areas by improving and expanding the region’s network of Marine Protected Areas (to be based in China). > view Fellows microsite > view press release of fellowship award       Marie-Joëlle Rochet, Ph.D. Determine whether a widely heralded commercial fishing strategy – which targets one or more species to minimize wasteful by catch– actually harms the ecosystem more than fishing non-selectively (to be based in France). > view Fellows microsite > view press release of fellowship award       Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Ph.D. Document the financial factors contributing to unsustainable commercial fishing and depletion of ocean resources around the world (to be based in Canada). > view Fellows microsite > view press release of fellowship award     PROJECTS EVENTS PRESS ROOM PUBLICATIONS NEWSLETTER PARTNERS & SPONSORS PEW FELLOWS Pew Fellows Introduction Process & Awards Advisors & Nominators Background & Timeline Directory of Fellows

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