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- The Marine Environmental Research (MERI) Institute is a nonprofit charitable
organization dedicated to scientific research and education on the impacts of
pollution on marine life, and to protecting the health and biodiversity of the
marine environment for future generations. MERI accomplishes its goals through
multidisciplinary ecotoxicological research, research dissemination,
environmental education, and international programs. Through its program
initiatives, MERI seeks to address the problems of pollution of the ocean
environment, unsustainable coastal development, species and habitat
degradation, and environmental emergencies (toxic spills, releases) affecting
marine life.
[Source: "http://www.meriresearch.org/"]
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