Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of climate change on reef-building coralsAvailable online.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 30 p
According to a new study published by scientists at UC-Santa Barbara and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, MPAs, while unpopular in many commercial fishing circles because they prohibit fishing and harvest within their boundaries, have an overall positive benefit on region
Tasmania, already well behind national and international targets for protecting marine areas, has no plans to lift a moratorium on new reserves, says the State Government...Professor Graham Edgar, a marine ecologist with the University of Tasmania, has spent the past 40 years studying MPAs in Tas
Beginning on Main Street and extending to every corner of coastline across the globe, The World Surf League is launching its “30X30” campaign, calling on world leaders to take drastic and immediate action to preserve the ocean...The campaign is partnering with over 60 non-governmental organizatio
The ocean quietly unites global communities in a profound way. And yet, the ocean faces more threats today than ever before in history. The facts and predictions are staggering.
The Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) project, a public-private partnership between the Niue Government and NGO Tofia Niue has completed its initial five-year project which started in 2015...Tofia Niue’s president Coral Pasisi thanked everyone who has contributed to the Niue Ocean Wide project over the past
On January 27, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) welcomed 16 members of Heirs to Our Ocean to learn how researchers at the Center conduct surveys and monitor Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)...As part of PICRC’s newly developed School Program, the lesson included a briefing on MPAs a
Surangel Whipps Jr. was sworn in as president of Palau on 21 January, and said he will continue the nation’s signature policy – the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS).
Effective networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) are explicitly recognized and called for in international biodiversity conservation strategies such as the Aichi Targets. While various indicators have been proposed to assess effectiveness of individual MPAs, no comprehensive set of indicators exists for MPA networks, particularly for Aichi Target 11. The qualitative elements of this target recognize the value of social, economic, governance, and ecological factors in achieving effective biodiversity conservation.
The coastal habitats in Indonesia are being exploited beyond their capacity from overfishing by more fishers using more efficient fishing gears, and coral reefs are being damaged from illegal and destructive fishing methods...In response to the growing recognition of the loss of these valuable ma