Testing the Waters in Marine Protected Areas Amid environmental rollbacks on overfishing, wind energy, deep-sea mining, Tribal collaboration and more, National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments weather turbulent times By Kate Gonzales Conservation Mar 26, 2026 Calm seas belie uncertainty around Nīhoa, Hawai‘i (above, photo by Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion)—part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, where previous research subjects included endemic limpets, such as...