Race against time?: Before the seabed mining rush, scientists try to determine which sites need protection

by John Davis | Jul 31, 2016

Deep sea mining of minerals is coming. The International Seabed Authority, which governs such mining in areas beyond national jurisdiction, has granted 23 contracts so far for exploration of potential mining sites. Of those contracts, most of them (13) are in just one...

Notes & news: IMCC4 live-blog – Cambodia – SIDS – World Heritage sites – Arctic MPAs – High seas treaty – Big versus small MPAs – Healthier coral reefs – MPA News vault – MPA Science Corner

by John Davis | Jul 31, 2016

We are live-blogging the International Marine Conservation Congress MPA News’ affiliated website OpenChannels.org will be at the Fourth International Marine Conservation Congress in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and will be live-blogging the event. The conference...

From the Editor: Exploring financing for marine planning and management

by John Davis | Jul 11, 2016

Dear MEAM readers, In this issue of MEAM, we are exploring a variety of topics related to financing multi-sector marine planning and management. These include examples of successful marine management user fee systems and debt-for-marine-planning swaps; tips for...

Money matters: Financing multi-sector ocean planning and management

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2016

Moving from single-sector to multi-sector ocean planning and management – and conducting it in an ecosystem-based way – can be expensive. It often requires funding beyond what is provided by government budget allocations. To give a sense of scale, a 2012...

Tundi’s Take: We need investments in ocean management, not just welfare

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2016

By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net Greater financial support for effective marine and coastal management is necessary the world over – especially if management is going to address, simultaneously, the complex suite of...