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California’s marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state. It’s 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented […]
Fair Seas calls for greater clarity on government’s pledge on Marine Protected Areas. Mention of Marine Protected Areas welcome in Programme for Government, but reassurance required on passage of new […]
Marine Protected Areas producing more ‘trophy-size’ fish. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more ‘trophy-size’ fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the […]
MMO prioritises inshore marine protected areas for assessment and management. Marine Management Organisation has prioritised six ecologically significant inshore marine protected areas (MPAs) for assessment and management over the next […]
Adult fish struggle to bounce back in Marine Protected Areas. Age matters when determining how to protect life in the ocean; every population needs a strong cohort of adults to […]
Scotland assesses the social impacts of inshore Marine Protected Areas. Scotland has some of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, says an article on the Scottish Government website. […]
Joint monitoring of Scottish Marine Protected Areas An annual monitoring trip of Scottish waters took place recently with Marine Scotland collaborating with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) on the […]
Whole-site management of Marine Protected Areas can lead to a 95% increase in reef species. The whole-site management of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can increase the total abundance of […]
Fisheries APPG discuss Marine Protected Areas. At last month’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries, “Fisheries and Protected Areas” event, the group heard from speakers from a range of organisations, […]
EU leads efforts to designate new large-scale Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. On 29 September, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, hosted a ministerial meeting to build further support […]
New Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. EU takes lead in international effort to establish new Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius hosted a […]
Marine Protected Areas Explained by the MMO – The management of our coastal waters plays an important role in protecting and conserving our marine ecosystems. The Marine Conservation Team at […]
Marine Protected Areas must be mobile. World leaders are currently updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, […]
Wildlife film maker to support marine protected areas. On 11 December documentary filmmaker Doug Allan will join the launch event of a €6.4 million environment project to inform and improve […]
Protected sex: Grouper mating calls in marine managed areas. Researchers deploy autonomous, passive acoustic platform during reproductive seasons. A couple of months each year, groupers (Epinephelidae) gather in the hundreds […]
Three quarters of European citizens want truly protected marine areas: BLOOM – IPSOS Exclusive survey. As the European Parliament is preparing for a crucial vote on the Nature Restoration Law […]
Shetland’s vital seafood industries will be crippled by the introduction of strict new conservation zones where all fishing and aquaculture activity is set to be banned, with hundreds of jobs […]
Highly protected marine areas to be designated in English waters. Marine habitats and wildlife are set to receive the highest levels of protection as the Environment Secretary announces the Government […]
Western Indian Ocean region declares 143 marine and coastal areas protected – an area covering 553,163 square kilometres, representing 7 percent of the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the […]
Are partially protected areas the ‘red herrings’ of marine conservation? Partially protected areas – marine reserves that allow some forms of fishing – are no more effective socially or ecologically […]
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