Highlights from the Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress
From 4-8 September, MPA News attended the Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) in the beautiful beachfront town of La Serena, Chile. In all there were 1100 attendees from 59 countries – a good turnout. The highlights of the conference,...
Putting the ‘P’ in MPA: Update on the future of IUU fisheries enforcement, and how MPAs can now get involved
In Chile in September at the Fourth International MPA Congress, there was a side event on satellite-based surveillance of illegal fisheries. It was unique in that there were several Chilean naval officers in uniform in the audience. And the first speaker offered what...
Notes & news: Social sciences – Trump – Canada – Papahanaumokuakea – Mediterranean – Climate change impacts – MPA network coherence – World Parks Congress – International Year of the Reef – MPA News vault
New ideas on how the social sciences could change ocean conservation The current issue of Marine Ecosystems and Management, the sister newsletter of MPA News, features an article titled “New ideas on how the social sciences could change the way we do ocean...
New ideas on how the social sciences could change the way we do ocean conservation and management – and already are
Social science research and practices with great potential to improve ocean conservation and management