This week it was reported that the US is recommending policy adjustments that would allow commercial fishing in two marine monuments or protected areas located in the middle of the Pacific ocean.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Marine scientists are warning that if the Trump administration rescinds fishing protections around eight Pacific islands, the United States will lose one of its best laboratories for measuring how a warming climate affects marine life.Click on the link below to read the full story.
There are some excellent publications available to guide protected areas in developing new revenue streams...But implementing new revenue strategies based simply on guidelines from a report may not always be easy. Click on the link below to read the full story.
The 2017 Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Area Management was received by Keobel Sakuma, representing the partners and team who developed and established the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act.
In leaked memo, Trump interior secretary recommends 10 protected areas be modified to allow for "traditional uses" such as mining, logging and hunting...Click on the link below to read the full story.
The seafood industry has largely stayed out of negotiations for a new international treaty that would allow for marine protected areas (MPAs) on the high seas, said the leader of the main industry organization participating in the treaty process.Click on the link below to read the full story
Rapa Nui have written a new chapter in their history based upon their cultural values of guardianship, responsibility and accountability for the natural environment.Click on the link below to read the full story.
Culminating in a high-level meeting and the approval of a Call to Action, the fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) highlighted the relationship between the ocean and communities worldwide, and the benefits that marine protected areas (MPAs) provide to millions of people.C
Scientists and policymakers say it"s not enough to create huge marine protected areas " ocean reserves must effectively limit fishing and other human activities to avoid becoming "paper parks."Click on the link below to read the full story.
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN have launched "Marine Protected Planet Interactive - the world"s most authoritative and ambitious platform for information about ocean protection.
