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The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society’s logo is a yellow portraitframe - rectangular in shape - which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its channel logo.

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Address:	1145 17th Street N.W.
City:	Washington
State:	District of Columbia (D.C. 20036-4688)
Telephone:	+1 800 647 5463
Homepage:	Link to Homepage
Email:	newsdesk@nationalgeographic.com

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Key people & contacts:

President

Mr John M. Fahey, Jr.

Chairman

Mr Gilbert M. Grosvenor

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Snow crab fishery closes to protect right whales
Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada decided the closure of snow crab season in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence with the aim of protecting North Atlantic right whales from risks posed by the crustacean fishing gear in the area.

INPLF joins a global collaboration to research fishing communities
Indonesia A team of international partners and local stakeholders is to develop a project intended to help build long-term research capability for marine planning in East and Southeast Asia over the next four years and support local coastal communities.

NGO urges international entity to probe Hawaii's fleet labour conditions
United States Turtle Island Restoration Network requested the Inter-American Human Rights Commission to determine the responsibility of the United States for human rights violations against foreign workers in Hawaii's longline fishing fleet.

Bottom trawling environmental effects on the seabed quantified
United Kingdom An international collaboration of scientists that conducted a global meta-analysis of 70 comparative and experimental studies on the effects of bottom trawling were able to quantify the relationship between the reduction of seabed animals and penetration of the fishing equipment into the seabed.