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Most large-scale conservation policies are anticipated or announced in advance. This risks the possibility of preemptive resource extraction before the conservation intervention goes into force. Click on the link below to access the full paper. 

Promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it, according to researchers from UCSB and the University of Oregon. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

From the Galápagos Islands to New Zealand, organisations are fighting to save at-risk wildlife from predators. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Fiji's coastal fishery resources have been depleted due to years of over-exploitation, an agriculture official says.Click on the link below to read the full article

The Fisheries Ministry has established an Inshore Fisheries Management division to look at a holistic approach to manage fisheries. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The western and central Pacific Ocean is home to the world"s most productive tuna fisheries, supplying global markets with canned tuna, sashimi and other tuna products...Conservation is increasingly a concern as some tuna and associated species are threatened by overfishing. Click on the lin

There is growing concern that the world"s oceans are in crisis because of climate change, overfishing, pollution and other stresses.

Growing global momentum to protect the world"s oceans from overfishing could be undermined by Australia, warns renowned conservationist David Suzuki and more than 1,461 other scientists.Click on the link below to read the full story.

MPAs, which include marine reserves, sanctuaries, parks, and no-take zones, are areas designated to protect marine species and habitats from both global and local threats...a new global study demonstrates that widespread lack of personnel and funds are preventing MPAs from reaching their full pot