Biodiversity conservation should focus on no-take Marine Reserves: 94% of Marine Protected Areas allow fishing
Costello, M.J.; Ballantine, B. (2015). Biodiversity conservation should focus on no-take Marine Reserves: 94% of Marine Protected Areas allow fishing. Trends Ecol. Evol. 30(9): 507–509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.011 In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Elsevier Science: Amsterdam. ISSN 0169-5347; e-ISSN 1872-8383, more | |
Keywords | Ecosystems Fisheries Sustainability Water bodies > Oceans Marine/Coastal | Author keywords | ecosystems; sustainability; fisheries; ocean |
Authors | | Top | - Costello, M.J., more
- Ballantine, B.
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Abstract | Conservation needs places where nature is left wild; but only a quarter of coastal countries have no-take Marine Reserves. ‘Marine Protected Areas’ (MPAs) have been used to indicate conservation progress but we found that 94% allow fishing and thus cannot protect all aspects of biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation should focus on Marine Reserves, not MPAs. |
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