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Bigeye tuna and yellowfin. Photo -  Fabien Forget/ISSF
February 27, 2020
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The expansion of two large U.S. marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Pacific Ocean had no measurable economic effects on the fishing industry, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, one of only a few studies to apply rigorous scientific methods to this issue. The authors looked at longline commercial fishing by the Hawaii fleet around two of the largest protected areas on earth...

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