News tagged with marine reserves

Campaigners push for vast Antarctic marine reserve

Conservationists called Tuesday for the world's biggest marine protection zone to be declared around Antarctica, heralding the possibility of a global fight over its pristine waters.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study of Glover's Reef challenges whether corals will benefit from Marine Reserves' protection

The ability of marine reserves to replenish fish stocks has been studied extensively, but evidence of their ability to benefit shallow-water communities to thrive remains a mystery. A team of scientists from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hidden Baja undersea park is the world's most robust marine reserve

A thriving undersea wildlife park tucked away near the southern tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula has proven to be the world's most robust marine reserve in the world, according to a new study led by researchers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cutting fishing could buy time for coral reefs

Stopping people fishing around Caribbean coral reefs by designating them legally protected marine reserves could help some of them survive the effects of a changing climate by more than 50 years.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Scotland's first marine reserve already producing benefits

Scotland's first fully protected marine reserve, and only the second in the UK, is already providing commercial and conservation benefits, according to new research.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows drifting fish larvae allow marine reserves to rebuild fisheries

Marine ecologists at Oregon State University have shown for the first time that tiny fish larvae can drift with ocean currents and "re-seed" fish stocks significant distances away – more than 100 miles ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists need to be more proactive, effective at public communication: report

Scientists are a valuable and trusted source of information, researchers say in a recent report, but too often do an inadequate job of bringing that information to those who need it in a factual, non-technical, credible and ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists find community involvement, not only enforcement, drives success of marine reserves

In one of the most comprehensive global studies of marine reserves, a team of natural and social scientists from the University of Rhode Island and other institutions has found that community involvement is among the most ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marine reserves mend food chains, link by link

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conservation managers need to take a long-term view when assessing the value of marine protected areas, according to a paper in today’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Participaton 'important for healthy marine parks'

The involvement of locals is a key ingredient in the success of marine parks which protect coral reefs and fish stocks.

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created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marine reserves hit the spotlight in PNAS special issue

Marine reserves are known to be effective conservation tools when they are placed and designed properly. This week, a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is dedicated to the latest ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Data point to some improvements in China's environment

The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Corals stay close to home

The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0