Now researchers at MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found evidence that tuna are spawning in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, covering an area of the central Pacific as large as Argentina.
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being implemented worldwide, yet there are few cases where managers make specific predictions of the response of previously harvested populations to MPA implementation. Such predictions are needed to evaluate whether MPAs are working as expected, and if not, why. This evaluation is necessary to perform adaptive management, identifying whether and when adjustments to management might be necessary to achieve MPA goals.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly common way of protecting marine ecosystems by prohibiting fishing in specific locations. However, many people remain skeptical that MPAs will benefit fish populations. Click on the link below to read the full article.
One hectare of ocean in which fishing is not allowed (a marine protected area) produces at least five times the amount of fish as an equivalent unprotected hectare, according to new research published today. Click on the link below to read the full article.
A new study led by a University of Rhode Island doctoral student and published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has found a possible solution to one of the biggest conservation and livelihood challenges in the marine realm. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Traditional marine conservation practices in the Pacific could be key to more successful commercial practices.That's the view of a marine conservationist from Palau, who's one of a group of Pacific environmentalists who met in Tahiti last week to further plans for extended marine sanctuaries and
Palau's fisheries minister says the country is still figuring out the balance of fishing in its waters. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with a group of teenagers calling for Marine Guardians in the Marlborough Sounds, who could essentially cut through the red tape of legislation. Ardern loved their passion but said it was complicated - exactly what the students want to change.
The Government of Bermuda commits to protect at least 20% of their total EEZ in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) while vowing to develop their Blue Economy. Click on the link below to read the full article.
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