Located a 1,000 miles south of Hawai'i, Palmyra Atoll is one of
the most spectacular marine wilderness areas on Earth. The
Nature Conservancy bought Palmyra in 2000 from the Fullard-Leo
family, who had previously turned down offers to have the atoll
used as a nuclear waste site and a casino. Today, Palmyra is a
national marine monument and the Conservancy and the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service are partnering to protect it. Through the
Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium, it is also being developed as
a center for scientific study. What we can learn at
Palmyra—about global climate change, coral reefs, marine
restoration and invasive species—promises to inform conservation
strategies for island ecosystems throughout the Pacific and
around the world. Read the Conservancy national magazine story
about Palmyra-- the ultimate living laboratory for researchers
who study sharks. Want to learn more about sharks? Read these
stories from Palmyra and the Pacific. Unexpected things happen
on a remote atoll like Palmyra. Just