‘Marine Prosperity Areas’ represent a new hope in conservation
An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a 'Time Machine' to Oceans Long Ago
A region of the Pacific Ocean that’s larger than Switzerland is now fully protected from fishing, thanks to the creation of a ...
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Study shows spillover benefits from large marine protected areas
Recently created Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPAs) like Revillagigedo in Mexico are potentially large enough to protect highly migratory species like tuna, especially bigeye tuna, possibly ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...
NGOs and fishermen call for urgent action to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas
There is growing public support for marine protection across Europe as 73 per cent of people support a ban on bottom trawling ...
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Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean
Over the years the group has achieved several conservation wins, including the establishment of two marine protected areas, or MPAs, in the Southern Ocean. One is the South Orkney Islands Southern ...
The Ecologist2d
'Ban bottom trawling now'
In the Commons, Ms White said the Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling) Bill, which proposes to “ban bottom trawling in ...
Safeguarding reefs: Marshall Islands establishes 48,000 sq kilometres marine protected area
The country is putting two of its most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak, under protection from fishing, covering 48,000 square ...