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"Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and
climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have
designated “marine protected areas”, where where human activity is constrained
to protect ocean life. But have these efforts worked?
About 8% of Earth’s oceans are protected, including about 3% where fishing is
banned altogether. Our new study of nearly 2,600 tropical coral reefs around
the world is the first to examine whether these areas have helped fish
populations.
We found about one in ten kilograms of fish on coral reefs is the result of
efforts such as marine protected areas and other restrictions on fishing. This
is promising news. But our study also reveals great room for improvement."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
