Study confirms California's marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state
It's 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has ...
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'Marine Prosperity Areas' represent a new hope in conservation
The new framework builds upon several decades of research on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), fisheries, and coastal habitats in Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, and throughout the Gulf of California ...
NGOs launch legal case against French government over bottom trawling protected areas
Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France’s legal commitments to protecting ...
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New Way To Map Marine Park Species
Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public ...
Keir Starmer told to use Brexit freedoms to shut down 'destructive' type of fishing
Prime Minister is being urged to make good on his pre-election promise for a total ban on bottom trawling in the UK's marine ...
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Lawsuit is latest push to curb bottom trawling in protected European waters
Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by ...
Ratify the High Seas Treaty for national reasons, and for the planet: Vivian Balakrishnan
As at Feb 18, only 17 countries out of the 108 that signed the treaty have ratified the agreement. Read more at ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...
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California’s Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State
Led by scientists at UC Santa Barbara, a system-wide evaluation of California’s marine reserve network finds conservation ...
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California's marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state
New legislation has presented a mandate to establish an ambitious network of marine protected areas (MPAs) unlike anywhere else in the world. The goal is to craft strategic protections to ...