Fisheries
Proposed ‘Marine Prosperity Areas’ framework would link ocean conservation with economic growth
Proposed ocean conservation model protects marine ecosystems while boosting local economies, proving nature and human prosperity can coexist.
Responsibility
Philippines designates new MPA to protect marine life and support local communities
The Philippines has designated the Bitaug MPA, protecting marine life and supporting local livelihoods through community management.
Fisheries
A global IUCN Red List assessment of abalones at risk in a changing climate
Abalone are vulnerable to climate stressors and require restoration aquaculture, reductions in fishing pressure, MPAs and other measures.
Fisheries
Metastudy finds large-scale marine protected areas boost tuna populations
A new study finds that large-scale marine protected areas boost tuna populations and catch rates, benefiting both ecosystems and fisheries.
Fisheries
Fisheries in Focus: Where does fishing effort go when an MPA is established?
Sustainable Fisheries UW examines a recent paper in PNAS that claims fishing effort is not displaced by marine protected areas.
Fisheries
Can marine protected areas provide biodiversity advantages in well-regulated fisheries?
Whether marine protected areas increase biodiversity depends on the presence of highly sensitive species and on management priorities.
Fisheries
Fisheries in Focus: Recent paper in Science confirms basic fisheries science, conjures causality
Sustainable Fisheries-UW: Better fisheries management requires enforcement of already-in-place limits, not new regulations that also go unenforced.
Fisheries
Fishing effort dynamics around the Galápagos Marine Reserve as described by Automatic Identification System data
Spatial and seasonal data are essential to understanding fishing effort dynamics and improving fisheries management in less-studied areas.
Fisheries
Study: Many marine protected areas are failing to rebuild fish populations
To replenish adult spawners, marine protected areas, or MPAs, need strong enforcement, effective management and climate-friendly design to succeed.
Responsibility
Scientists call for science-based approach to shark conservation in Brazil’s Marine Protected Areas
A science-based approach to shark conservation in Brazil’s Marine Protected Areas may curb "destructive proposals" including shark culling.
Fisheries
Protecting fish and communities should be balanced, concludes study of Marine Protected Areas
A study finds that Marine Protected Areas must be "flexible and responsive" to successfully restore fish stocks without harming communities.
Fisheries
Can repurposing fish aggregating devices make MPAs more effective?
A new study suggests that fish aggregating devices could be repurposed to enhance marine protected areas (MPAs).
Fisheries
An inverted management strategy allowing limited fishing of endangered marine fish species in marine protected areas
If implemented correctly, endangered species would recover in the larger areas outside MPAs and fishers would benefit from the conservation value.
Fisheries
ProtectedSeas releases global interactive map of marine protected areas
A "one-of-a-kind" interactive map consolidates regulatory information for more than 21,000 marine protected areas worldwide.
Responsibility
U.S. government releases first-ever Ocean Climate Action Plan
The Ocean Climate Action Plan is the first-ever government-wide strategy to maximize the power of the ocean to combat climate change.
Fisheries
Study: Marine protected areas unlikely to restore marine ecosystems
A new study has found that marine protected areas are limited in restoring food webs after intensive fishing.