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
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.
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.