Stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas
Sullivan-Stack, J.; Estradivari; Pike, E.P.; Stephenson, F. (2025). Stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas. Nature (Lond.) 646(8084): 288-288. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03277-0
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Roberts, C.M.; Dyer, E.; Earle, S.A.; Forrest, A.; Hawkins, J.P.; Hoegh-Guldberg, O.; Meeuwig, J.J.; Pauly, D.; Pimm, S.L.; Sumaila, U.R.; Rockström, J.; Lynas, M. (2025). Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. Nature (Lond.) 642(8066): 34-37. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01665-0, more
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key to conservation at sea, yet fishing is allowed in more than 90% of them. Defining the types of fishing that are compatible with conservation goals is urgent, given that the United Nations high seas treaty — a global accord with a mechanism for creating MPAs — comes into force in early 2026.
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