Conservation
Can a little bit of a good thing be worse than nothing at all?
The world’s oceans are increasingly managed as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) where human activities are carefully regulated to support ocean…
Tag: Marine Protected Areas
Conservation
How to Plan a Marine Protected Area
The start of a new decade offers a chance to reflect on the past. We’ve missed our target conservation goals…
Aquaculture Biodiversity Conservation Fisheries Human impacts
Fisheries, Food and the Future
As we approach 2021, the idea of "the future" seems closer than ever before. In a recent article, Cabral and…
Climate Change
Adapting marine parks to survive climate change
Protected areas are generally considered to be parcels of land or water where different kinds of human uses are limited…
Sharkbites Saturday
A Race for Recovery: can reef shark populations recover in no-take marine protected areas?
In this article we discuss the use of marine protected areas in relation to an apex predator of the ecosystem,…
Fisheries
Honey I shrunk the….fish?
What we know about commercial fishing's repercussions on reef fish is more complicated than just reducing the size of their…
Biological oceanography Ocean Acidification
2+ Ocean Exploration Expeditions to Join This Year
Ninety-five percent of the ocean is unexplored, but there a few ocean expeditions happening this year that you can join!…
Conservation
Current connections: how far away coastlines influence marine reserves
A research team used a state-of-the-art model to map how four remote Marine Protected Areas are connected to the surrounding…
Conservation Policy Sharkbites Saturday
How just 3% saves 50%: Small expansions of protected areas in “shark hot spots” could save HALF of currently endangered Sharks, Skates, and Rays
The old adage of, "work smarter, not harder" even applies to shark conservation...read on to learn how targeted expansion of…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Marine Protected Areas need more than just a name
It is no secret that the Earth’s oceans are in trouble. Every day there is a new article on rising…
Behavior Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts
Small MPAs: the new all-you-can-eat buffets?
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a popular conservation tool and are in many situations very effective. Unfortunately, as with many…
Conservation Fisheries Policy
Protecting Well-Traveled Fishes: A New Approach
Fisheries managers have begun a shift from attempting to protect individual fish species to protecting entire ecosystems. Marine Protected Areas…