The satellite information shows that it visited the marine protected areas of Cocos Island in Costa Rica and Malpelo in Colombia. See the data for all 47 sharks here: https://www.ghritracking.org ...

In the field of marine conservation, a marine protected area (MPA) is an expanse of sea, ocean, estuaries, coastal waters, and, in the United States, the U.S. Great Lakes, where fishing, mining ...

At 582,578 square miles, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is not just the United States’ largest marine protected area—it’s currently the largest marine protected area in the world.

The researchers examined decades of satellite imagery to map giant kelp persistence along 1,678 miles ... Guidelines for designing climate-smart marine protected areas.

California’s Coastal Treasures. 10 years and counting for California’s network of Marine Protected Areas. California’s Marine Life Protection Act became law in 1999 and was implemented ...

Seabirds fitted with satellite tracking devices have revealed a major feeding site previously unknown to science at the heart of the Atlantic ocean. This month, the site – covering an area as large as ...

Global analysis of satellite tracking data shows that adult green turtles are significantly aggregated in Marine Protected Areas. Global Ecology and Biogeography , 2012; DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238. ...

Marine Protected Areas Are Important. But Are They Working? The world won't meet international ocean conservation targets by 2020, so a team of scientists is looking at what's next for saving our ...

The state’s 1999 Marine Life Protection Act mandated the redesign of California’s patchwork of marine protected areas, which was finalized in 2012, creating a network of protected areas along ...

With U.S. fisheries reeling from climate change and other threats, marine protected areas—especially highly and fully protected MPAs—are powerful tools to rebuild, protect, and sustain ...

Much of the expansion will cover deep-sea areas at depths ranging from 200 to 3,000 meters (660 to 9,850 feet), currently underrepresented in Belize’s system of marine protected areas, according ...

The researchers recommend establishing numerous marine protected areas across political ... The researchers examined decades of satellite imagery to map giant kelp persistence along 1,678 ...