No-take marine areas help fishers (and fish) far more than we thought
One hectare of ocean in which fishing is not allowed (a marine protected area) produces at least five times the amount of fish as an equivalent [...]
Obama to create world’s largest ocean preserve
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking to create the largest marine preserve in the world by protecting a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean [...]
Interview with Erich Hoyt on his new book
Reading the new 2nd edition of Erich Hoyt's MPAs for Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises gave me a lot to think about. What a fascinating topic [...]
What’s it like to be an aquanaut?
Find out October 12-21! Aquarius 2010: If Reefs Could Talk Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live underwater? Well, from October [...]
A Message from Erich Hoyt
A Message from Erich Hoyt on Defending Antarctic Toothfish in the Ross Sea:I am a whale researcher and conservationist, writes Erich Hoyt, Senior Research Fellow with [...]
First high seas MPA in the Antarctic Region
The first high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Antarctic region has been declared in an area south of the South Orkney Islands. The [...]
World’s first “shark sanctuary”
Palau to create the world's first "shark sanctuary", banning all commercial shark fishing in its waters. We couldn't agree more and applaud President Toribiong's efforts [...]
1st Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas
The first ever conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas will be held on the island of Maui in Hawai'I from March 29 - April 3, [...]
Good news for marine conservation & sharks
Just two weeks shy of his final day as President, George W. Bush announced today that 195,280 square miles will be designated as three new [...]
Good news for a change!(?)
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has established a large marine protected area (MPA) in Alaska called the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area covering 279,114 square [...]
World’s coral reefs left vulnerable by paper parks
This is extremely troubling. What good are policies and plans if they’re written—then ignored or implemented but poorly monitored? What can [...]