This webinar originally aired on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Presented by: Fabrice Stephenson of Newcastle University UK, Jenna Sullivan-Stack of Oregon State University, Beth Pike of Marine Conservation Institute, and Estradivari of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) – all of IUCN WCPA
Date/Time: Thursday, April 24, 11 am US EDT/8 am US PDT/3 pm UTC/4 pm BST/5 pm CEST
Overview: This talk will explore the topic of fishing in different types of marine protected and conserved areas in the ocean, and introduce a new dedicated IUCN WCPA task force that will address knowledge gaps and advance best practices for management. Protected and conserved areas experience a spectrum of impacts from extraction, ranging from fully or strictly protected areas with no extraction to multiple-use zones that allow activities like fishing. Although biodiversity conservation outcomes are expected from all of these areas, uncertainties persist regarding which fisheries, at what scale and intensity, align with conservation objectives, including the definition of ‘industrial’ fishing. This presentation will discuss existing guidance (including the IUCN Protected Area Management Categories and the MPA Guide), explore remaining uncertainties, and share a vision for the role of the new task force in helping to resolve these uncertainties.
Hosted by: OCTO
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