by John Davis | Nov 15, 2009
There has always been natural “noise” in the sea. Undersea volcanoes, for example, can produce extremely loud sounds – intense enough, hypothetically, to kill a man at close range (if the boiling water and lava did not get him first). The...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2009
Scientific research can be invaluable for effective MPAs. It helps managers understand the ecosystems they oversee, and can observe how those ecosystems respond to management and environmental changes. Not all research techniques are the same, obviously. For every...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2009
An international scientific partnership has been launched to help nations identify significant areas in the open ocean and deep sea that need protection. Facilitated by IUCN with support from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, the Global Ocean...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2009
The new coordinator of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme says the World Heritage Convention has “not been applied anywhere close to its full potential for marine ecosystems.” Today, there are just 35 World Heritage sites – out of a total of...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2009
UK launches consultation on MPA around Chagos Archipelago The UK government has launched a consultation on designating an MPA around the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The archipelago, also called the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), has an Exclusive...