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São Tomé declares first two of eight planned marine protected areas
By Victoria Schneider The West African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has formally designated its first two protected ...
The ocean is home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. From coral reefs and mangrove forests to the deep sea, marine ecosystems sustain countless species, support coastal communities, ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A proposal to expand one of San Diego’s 11 marine protected areas would make it the largest in the county, and could help wildlife off Point Loma thrive. But ...
The scientists and technical experts behind Bermuda’s proposed Marine Spatial Plan have urged action to prevent the need for ...
Many governments are leaning on marine protected areas to fight biodiversity loss. But in America, ocean protections are uneven and often weak, leading scientists to call for new strategies. Kristen ...
An international study co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher has found that drifting devices used by the ...
Drifting devices used by the global tuna fishing industry are entering marine protected areas worldwide, creating potential ...
A marine protection method described this week proposes spreading marine protection from areas where wildlife tourism already discourages activities that damage or degrade ecosystems, like fishing or ...
New research offers a way to build climate resilience into the designs of ocean and coastal areas intended to protect marine species. The researchers recommend establishing numerous marine protected ...
In the field of marine conservation, a marine protected area (MPA) is an expanse of sea, ocean, estuaries, coastal waters, and, in the United States, the U.S. Great Lakes, where fishing, mining, ...
About 65 percent of the 433 surveyed MPAs reportedly suffered from inadequate budget for the management of the protected areas. Nearly 91 percent of MPAs lacked sufficient staff to carry out critical ...
The Our Seas Coalition is going to the Scottish Parliament today to call for modern protections for Scotland’s inshore waters ...
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