NGOs and fishermen call for urgent action to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas
There is growing public support for marine protection across Europe as 73 per cent of people support a ban on bottom trawling. View on euronews ...
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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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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 iridescent shell but sought for its meat, is a fishery worth more than 150 million ...
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Lawsuit is latest push to curb bottom trawling in protected European waters
By Edward Carver Bottom trawling, a fishing technique in which vessels drag weighted nets along the seafloor, has long been condemned by conservationists for disrupting seabed habitat and capturing ...
Coast Guard launches ‘Operation Oliva’ to protect Olive turtles in Odisha
The Coast Guard has launched ‘operation Oliva’ coastal patrolling as part of its annual mission to ensure the safe mid-sea ...
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California's marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state
The study confirmed many benefits an MPA can confer to sea life, especially those targeted ... An ambitious proposal Marine protected areas have emerged as a leading tool for protecting ocean ...
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NGOs and fishermen call for urgent action to end bottom trawling in marine protected areas
“Most European 'Marine Protected Areas' are just lines on a map ... the EU has galvanised support for a ban on deep-sea mining, led efforts to ratify the High Seas Treaty and championed ...