November 5, 2021
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Effectively managing marine ecosystems—by preserving biodiversity, protecting ocean-based livelihoods, and ensuring sustainable fisheries—requires a lot of information about threats, and about species location, abundance, and food and habitat needs. Regularly collecting this data as part of a monitoring program allows for informed and adaptive decision making on how best to promote ecosystem-based management as well as the design, implementation, and assessment of marine protected areas (MPAs).
