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MMO consults on more protection for English seas. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched a call for evidence, seeking views on proposals to better safeguard marine habitats. The call for […]
Emerging themes to support UK marine biodiversity conservation. Robert Clarke of the Institutes Estuarine and Marine Specialist Section recently contributed to a paper on future MPA policy in the UK. […]
Report underlines importance of MPAs. Earlier this month, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) of the UK released their report ‘Developing the evidence-base to support climate-smart decision-making on MPAs’ on […]
Hammer Blow for Fishing Communities as a government panel eyes no fishing zones despite existing world beating UK marine protected area network reports the NFFO. The government-sponsored Benyon Review, and […]
Expansion of Pacific MPAs did not harm tuna fleet. Expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands and Papahānaumokuākea marine national monuments (marine protected areas) did not cause economic harm to the Hawaiʻi-based […]
No take marine reserves, where fishing is banned, can reverse the decline in the world’s coral reef shark populations caused by overfishing, according to an Australian study. But University of […]
Areas of Med need protected to avoid turtle bycatch. Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year – meaning key locations in the Mediterranean should be protected, researchers say. […]
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, […]
New rules will benefit fishermen and ecosystems. New rules by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have gone into effect on Jan. 1 to increase protections to deep-sea ecosystems by […]
MPAs in the Med benefit fish stocks. Marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea are home to more fish species, with the greatest gains found among species most sensitive to […]
Government failing on marine commitments for Mediterranean. A new WWF report shows that Mediterranean countries are failing on their global commitment to protect at least 10% of marine and coastal […]
UK announces new ocean global alliance. The UK has announced a new global alliance to help drive urgent action to safeguard the world’s ocean and protect its precious wildlife. Plastic […]
UK announces £7m funding to protect marine life. Millions of square kilometres of ocean around the world will be cleaner and more sustainable thanks to the UK’s commitment to extend […]
Sharks scarcer near large human populations. A team of researchers, led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), has discovered that sharks are much rarer in habitats nearer large human populations […]
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 […]
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