Perspective: Twenty new MPAs for South Africa!
By Kerry Sink and Tamsyn Livingstone
On 25 October 2018, South Africa announced that the nation’s Cabinet approved 20 new marine protected areas for designation in 2019. The announcement represented the long-awaited implementation of the Operation Phakisa Oceans Economy Marine Protected Area Network. This establishes South Africa as a leader in African ocean protection, and contributes to protection of both the Southeast Atlantic and the Southwest Indian Ocean – a uniquely South African opportunity!
MPA Science Corner: Marine mammals and MPAs – Plastics and MPAs – Coral reef soundscapes – Population assessments with ROVs – Systematic conservation planning
These recent articles or preprints on MPA-related science and policy are all free to access. Article: Passadore, C., Möller, L. M., Diaz-Aguirre, F., and Parra, G. J. Modelling Dolphin Distribution to Inform Future Spatial Conservation Decisions in a Marine Protected...
Notes & News: MPAs as economic drivers – Antarctica – GLORES awards – New coral reef map – Islands in MPAs – MPA readings – MPA News vault
European Commission study finds MPAs create jobs and business opportunities A new study by the European Commission finds that MPAs can generate an array of direct and indirect economic benefits – including jobs and business opportunities – for industry sectors and...
Perspective: First reports from comprehensive, in-depth study of a large remote MPA
By Rachel Jones
On 11 September 2018 the Bertarelli Foundation hosted its first Marine Science Symposium at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The event was a showcase for the first full year of activities in the Bertarelli Programme in Marine Science – a program that focuses entirely on the 644,000-km2 British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) marine protected area, which includes the Chagos Archipelago.