Responsibility
The world is expanding marine protected areas. Will sewage pollution undermine them?
Research shows sewage pollution affects most marine protected areas, raising questions about ocean conservation strategies.
Fisheries
Catch & Culture Review: Worldwide genome-wide genetic diversity and population structure of mahimahi
This review of recent fisheries literatures explores population dynamics of mahimahi, marine protected areas and sea scallop adaptation.
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
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.
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
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
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.