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https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2023/06/scientists-see-clearly-that-marine-protected-areas-protect-fish-and-fishers-alike/
Marine protected areas protect fish, and fishers, alike.
Jun 16, 2023 - Mexico’s industrial fishers claimed that banning them from a marine reserve would decrease their catch by 20%. A multinational team of researchers tested that...
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https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/marine-protected-areas-expanded-in-2025-but-still-far-from-30-goal/
Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal
Jan 8, 2026 - Environmental science and conservation news
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https://www.occrp.org/en/news/sierra-leone-chinese-trawlers-found-fishing-in-marine-protected-areas
Sierra Leone: Chinese Trawlers Found Fishing in Marine Protected Areas | OCCRP
New evidence collected by OCCRP indicates that two Chinese trawlers were fishing in Sierra Leone’s marine protected areas, where industrial fishing is...
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https://www.sharkproject.org/en/focus-area/marine-protected-areas/
Marine protected areas – SHARKPROJECT
Marine protected areas are one of the most important and effective tools for marine conservation and therefore also for shark conservation.
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https://healthebay.org/mpa/
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - Heal the Bay
Dec 10, 2025 - What are MPAs? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are marine or estuarine waters set aside to protect or conserve marine life and its habitat by restricting...
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https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/23/two-years-of-mpa-protection-reflecting-on-a-milestone-for-englands-marine-protected-areas/
Two years of MPA protection: reflecting on a milestone for England’s marine protected areas –...
Two years ago we took a significant step towards healthier seas and a more sustainable future for our fishing industry. On 22 March 2024, new rules came into...
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https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/marine-protected-areas-help-fisheries-ocean-ecosystems/
How Marine Protected Areas Help Fisheries and Ocean Ecosystems - Center for American Progress Action
Jun 3, 2019 - Margaret Cooney, Miriam Goldstein, and Emma Shapiro emphasize the importance of marine protected areas in preserving regions’ biodiversity and fisheries.
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https://iucn.org/news/marine-and-polar/202012/5th-international-marine-protected-areas-congress-impac5-new-dates-announced
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced. | IUCN
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the...
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https://www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/aboutmpas
Marine Protected Areas — NOPC - National Ocean Protection Coalition
NOPC works to create and support marine protected areas (MPAs) – special places in the ocean that, much like national parks on land, serve as a refuge for the...
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https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/ghana-declares-first-marine-661183
Ghana Declares First Marine Protected Area
Ghana Has Declared Its First Marine Protected Area After More Than 15 Years Of Efforts To Bolster Marine Conservation And…
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https://www.conservation.org/press/statement-conservation-international-ceo-on-french-polynesia-s-historic-new-marine-protected-area
STATEMENT: Conservation International CEO on French Polynesia’s Historic New Marine Protected Area...
Conservation International today issued the following statement in support of President Moetai Brotherson’s announcement at UNOC regarding new protections for...
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https://iucn.org/news/marine-and-polar/201703/aquaculture-and-marine-protected-areas-report
Aquaculture and Marine Protected Areas Report | IUCN
Exploring Potential Opportunities and Synergies
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https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=2132
What Can Be Done to Save Marine Protected Areas from Sewage?
A recent study has confirmed what many coastal ecologists have long suspected but lacked the data to quantify: marine protected areas (MPAs) are failing to...
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https://www.mysticaquarium.org/research-and-conservation/conservation-of-marine-ecosystems/marine-protected-areas/
Marine Protected Areas - Mystic Aquarium
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https://news.mongabay.com/list/marine-protected-areas/
Conservation news on Marine Protected Areas
Environmental science and conservation news
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https://thebluebeltprogramme.blog.gov.uk/category/marine-protected-areas/
Marine Protected Areas – The Blue Belt Programme
News and updates from the Blue Belt Programme
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https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-and-qikiqtani-inuit-association-celebrate-new-marine-protected-areas-in-nunavut-873370868.html
Government of Canada and Qikiqtani Inuit Association Celebrate New Marine Protected Areas in Nunavut
Mar 30, 2026 - /CNW/ - On Saturday, March 28, the Government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association celebrated the establishment of the Qikiqtait and Sarvarjuaq...
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https://iucn.org/our-work/topic/marine-ecosystems/marine-protected-area-agency-partnership-mpaap
Marine Protected Area Agency Partnership (MPAAP) | IUCN
The MPAAP is a partnership of MPA Agencies from around the world. Every national MPA agency is invited to participate in this collaborative work. IUCN is an...
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https://iucn.org/press-release/202506/californias-marine-protected-area-network-joins-iucn-green-list-more-doubling
California's Marine Protected Area Network joins IUCN Green List – more than doubling number of...
Gland, Switzerland, June 12 2025, (IUCN) – In a leap for global conservation efforts, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added five...
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https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/victory-government-bans-bottom-trawling-in-41-marine-protected-areas/
Victory! Government bans bottom trawling in 41 Marine Protected Areas - Greenpeace UK
Jul 3, 2025 - A massive win for some of the UK's most precious underwater habitats.
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https://oceana.org/blog/ceo-note-chile-creates-a-new-marine-protected-area-in-pisagua-bay/
CEO Note: Chile creates a new marine protected area in Pisagua Bay | Oceana
Jan 27, 2023 - Chile is one of a kind. Its barriers to the north and east, the Atacama Desert and Andes Mountains, create a unique, insulated environment that allows endemic...
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https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/marine-protected-species/
Division of Aquatic Resources | Marine Protected Species
What are protected species? Due to diminishing populations and/or the prospect of extinction, protected species are those that are exempt from harm under...
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https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/02/when-protection-meets-the-sea-rethinking-marine-protected-areas-with-fishing-communities/
Rethinking Marine Protected Areas with Fishing Communitie | Inter Press Service
Feb 6, 2026 - Melanie Brown, an Indigenous fisherwoman and committee member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, speaks about the sea with deep care.
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https://www.pacificenvironment.org/our-work/ocean-conservation/marine-protected-areas/
Marine protected areas (MPAs) | Pacific Environment
Mar 9, 2026 - We help create and strengthen MPAs, protecting oceans, marine species and communities while advancing the global 30×30 conservation goal.
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https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/more-than-1-3-million-tonnes-of-fish-taken-from-uks-marine-protected-areas-since-2020-new-analysis-reveals/
More than 1.3 million tonnes of fish taken from UK’s marine protected areas since 2020, new...
Between 2020 and 2024, 1.347 million tonnes of fish were caught inside the UK’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) according to new analysis by Greenpeace of...
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https://gov.gs/marine-protected-areas-data-portal/
Marine Protected Areas Data Portal – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
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https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/mmpatf/international-conference-on-marine-mammal-protected-areas/
International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
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https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/mmpatf/membership/
Task Force Members - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
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https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/
Home - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
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https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/immas/workshops/south-east-pacific-region/
South East Tropical and Temperate Pacific Ocean - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
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https://vimeo.com/422278735
WildAid Marine: Making the Promise of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Real
WildAid Marine’s mission is to build the world’s most effective and well-enforced marine protected areas (MPAs) to safeguard critically-endangered marine...
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https://www.marinemammalhabitat.org/immas/imma-criteria/
IMMA Selection Criteria - Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force
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