Cape Town - The Western Cape stands to get seven more Marine Protected Areas that will enhance biodiversity, fisheries management, tourism and research in the region. Minister of Environmental ...

Cape Town - Only 5% of South Africa’s ocean space is a marine protected area and concerned environmentalists across the Western Cape are campaigning for more marine areas to become protected due ...

Maps of sharks’ journeys show marine protected areas alone won’t save them. ... “This expanded marine protected area could increase protection for sharks on a critical marine migratory route.

Yes, marine protected areas are a critical tool in ocean conservation. Without them, humanity stands to lose biodiversity and economic opportunities. Oceans are critical in everyone’s survival.

Though marine protected areas exist largely to rebuild fish populations, only 11 sites in the study—8% total—saw significant increases in adult biomass. Most sites saw no change, and 28 sites ...

Marine protection represents our best strategy to reverse declining biodiversity. But protected areas also provide a low-tech and cost-effective way for the fishing industry to safeguard stocks.