Latest posts tagged with #MPAs on Bluesky
🚨 Bottom trawling in the North Sea is driving a hidden climate cost, new research shows
Fishing for scampi disturbs carbon that's been locked in seabed mud for thousands of years, according to scientists. This destruction must end!
#BanBottomTrawling in #MPAs 🌊
https://bit.ly/4rk5Qf6
We went to see Sir. David Attebborough’s ‘Ocean’, with live orchestra accompaniment @ulsterorchestra.bsky.social. A story about the massive world-wide industrial scale over-fishing with hope that we act to create #MPAs with no bottom trawling.
youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g
It will be held tomorrow, March 4, at 2:15 EDT—please come by if you're attending!
🌊 The summit is focusing on turning sustainable ocean commitments into concrete actions. The recent ratification of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty (BBNJ) provides tools to create #MPAs on the high seas.
PML's Prof Kerry Howell @deepseaecol.bsky.social joins a session on the effective and equitable implementation of #30×30, how #MarineProtectedAreas ( #MPAs) can be expanded in economically viable ways, & what financing, governance & leadership are needed to turn commitments into credible protection.
Recovery of marine #TopPredators is achievable. Our global review identified 481 success stories. The commonest management measure was bycatch reduction (57%), followed by the establishment of #MPAs (15%) and #InvasiveSpecies management (6%)
👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
🌍🌐🧪 #OceanOptimism
It was huge news in 2024 when the #Azores established its huge Marine Protected Areas Network, which 19 species of #whales & 19 #sharks, plus sea turtles & more call home
So when these #MPAs were pressured to open up for fishing recently, there was a big outcry
That measure has now been defeated:
Scientists and experts explain why the #HighSeasTreaty is a historic achievement, and the proposals for marine protected areas (#MPAs) in the High Seas can set precedents for future conservation efforts and influence the pace and scope of protection across the High Seas.
this screenshot, from the Protected Planet, shows the current situation of MPAs, you can navigate there
You can discover the #MPAs in the world, and their status, using this link of Protected Planet, where 16,805 MPAs are presented
www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/marine...
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
this table, from the Marine Protection Atlas, shows the status of the marine protection areas in the world
Implemented and designated Marine Protected Areas #MPAs occupy >23 M km2 and there are >10 M km2 proposed.
We are still far from the objective of 30% but….
#GES4SEAS #MOOC #oceanoptimism
#MarineEcology #Research
Expanding #MPAs does not guarantee protection.
Azores’ recent new MPAs, as well as newly designated areas, miss key coastal ecosystems protection.
This letter in @science.org calls for scientific evidence, transparency and stakeholder participation to deliver real biodiversity and social benefits.
this graph from Duarte et al, in Nature in 2020, shows the global increase in marine protected areas and the restoration projects on coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, etc.
These authors show the global growth of restoration interventions,
These have been done in #MPAs Marine Protected Areas, #coral and oyster reefs, #saltmarshes, #mangroves, kelps and #seagrasses
There is a clear increase of recovery in recent years
#GES4SEAS […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
150+ countries back @ipbes.net: GDP growth is driving #EUbiodiversity collapse. Yet the EU Commission is pushing deregulation in the name of competitiveness.
Ignoring science is self-sabotage.
#HandsOffNature @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
ipbes.net/node/97532
#MPAs #RethinkFisheries
#MPAs marine protected areas are good solutions to rebuild depleted resources, as in Baja California, but also in many places around the globe
#MarineEcology
#Research
#NorthSeaSummit: cross-border #offshorewind planning moves forward, but nature remains in the backseat. 🌊
Find out more in our analysis 👉 seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
#Renewables #EnergyTransition #REPowerEU #MPAs #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
🌊 Conservation must keep pace with a moving ocean.
The authors of this Comment call for inclusive governance, stronger monitoring and evaluation, and the use of accessible digital tools, among other key recommendations.
These steps would make #MPAs more effective and help meet the #30x30 target.
Only effective, science-based implementation can turn agreement into real protection for the ocean.
@copernicusmarine.bsky.social data can support the #HighSeasTreaty by:
➡️ Providing info to identify #MPAs
➡️ Supporting EIAs
➡️ Enabling transparency & cooperation
#60toGlobal
Study of #Bryde's #whale & #bottlenose #dolphins in the waters of #Brazil show limitations of current #MPAs which "...do not cover oceanic zones heavily impacted by anthropogenic stressors."
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The first global treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters is now in effect. Learn what this means for our global Ocean at earthshotprize.org/news/the-hig...
#HighSeasTreaty #MPAs #EIAs
The High Seas Treaty has been ratified by 81 nations; the UK introduced a bill last September, but it still needs to pass through Parliament and be signed into UK law #HighSeasTreaty #Conservation #Oceans #MPAs #MarineProtection #Nature #Environment
www.mygreenpod.com/articles/a-b...
#HighSeasTreaty #MPAs #MarineProtection #Oceans #Sea #Law #MarineLife #Conservation
This is why we have committed 20 Mio EUR to start identifying first #HighSeas marine protected areas #MPAs together with partners in the global South through the #LivingHighSeas project: livinghighseas.org
@iki-germany.bsky.social @giz.de
• enforce fishing regulations
• establish marine protected areas
• encourage research
• and strengthen international cooperation across the ocean
For more information see: highseasalliance.org
@highseasalliance #shark #ray #chimaera #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty #biodiversity #MPAs #conservation
The High Seas Treaty is now in force — a historic first step to protect the ocean beyond borders & safeguard seabird habitat that spans the globe. Seabirds depend on healthy high seas just as we all depend on a thriving ocean 🌊 #highseas #mpas www.audubon.org/news/what-hi...
[8/8] Les surfaces marines protégées augmentent, mais la protection reste inégalement répartie et souvent peu contraignante. L’enjeu réside désormais dans l’articulation entre échelles, qualité des protections et gouvernance des océans. #HGGSP #geography #conservation #MPAs
[1/8] Shanna Hanbury analyse l’évolut° mondiale des aires marines protégées à partir des données du World Database on Protected Areas. Elle évalue les progrès réalisés depuis l’engagement pris en 2022 par près de 200 États de protéger 30% des océans d’ici 2030. #HGGSP #geography #conservation #MPAs
An image of a coral reef and marine life in a Marine Protected Area
Only 10% of the world’s oceans are protected, and most proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) lack sufficient resources to meet the goal of safeguarding 30% of oceans by 2030. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Sustainability #MarineProtectedAreas #MPAs #30X30
As of 2025, about 9.6% of the world’s #oceans are now covered by #marineprotectedareas, according to the latest global tracking data by the World Database on Protected Areas. This marks a 1.2% increase in 2025, up from 8.4% coverage in 2024. #MPAs news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
#MPAs can support post-disturbance recovery under climate stress.
After the 2014-2016 marine heatwaves, kelp in Californian MPAs was about 8.5% higher after protection. The message is clear: protection can help kelp recover as the climate warms. @uclalibrary.bsky.social
The world's most authoritative and comprehensive dataset on protected and conserved areas just got an upgrade! Keeping track of progress towards #KMGBF #30x30 for terrestrial #ProtectedAreas and #MPAs
