Managing Protected Areas in a Changing Ocean
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September 19, 2023
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- Lenfest Ideas Lab Generates Research Priorities for Shifting Stocks
- Announcing the eAtlas of Marine Important Bird Areas
- Bacteria at a Chilean Aquaculture Site Have More Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
- Big-picture Look at the Challenges of Stock Assessment
- Can China Couple Continued Growth with Fisheries Sustainability?
- Case Study: Discovering the Global Payoff of Supporting Shark Research
- Climate Cycle Found To Drive Menhaden Reproductive Success
- Culling Mammals Will Not Help Fisheries
- Decline in Pelagic South Atlantic Sharks Documented for the First Time
- Decline of World's Estuaries and Coastal Seas Has Accelerated in Last 150-300 Years
- Deep-Sea Fish In Deep Trouble
- Expert Task Force Recommends Halving Global Fishing for Crucial Prey Species
- Fewer Lobster Traps Shorter Season Would Benefit Right Whales and Lobstermen
- First Global Study Finds Fish Farms Detrimental to Wild Salmon Populations
- Fish Farm Waste Can Drift to Distant Shores
- Fish Farms Drive Wild Salmon Populations Toward Extinction
- Fish research leads to flu discovery
- Fluctuations in Fish Diversity Affect Ecosystem Stability
- Forage Fisheries Often Catch What Predators Eat
- Genetic Study Pursues Elusive Goal: How Many Humpbacks Existed Before Whaling?
- Ignoring Ocean Warming Hampers New England Cod Recovery
- Importance of Working at the Intersection of Science and Policy
- Increased Protection Urgently Needed For Tunas
- Large Scale Fish Farm Production Offesets Environmental Gains
- Making Marine Science Matter: Q&A with Patricia Majluf, IMCC Keynote Speaker
- NASA Funds Research Begun with Lenfest Support
- National Fisheries Meeting to Emphasize Importance of Big Picture Management
- New Report Provides Blueprint for Fishery Ecosystem Plans
- New Research Shows Risk of Shark Attack Way Down
- New Study Concludes Mediterranean Sharks in Steep Decline
- New Study Confirms Use of Species-Specific Data to Manage Forage Fish
- New Study Finds Catch Shares Improve Consistency, Not Health, of Fisheries
- New Study Shows Eliminating Harmful Subsidies Could Improve Health of U.S. Fisheries
- New Study Shows That Big Old Fish Can Counteract Overfishing
- New Study Suggests Minke Whales Are Not Preventing Recovery of Larger Whales
- New Technique Traces Link between Fishing and Sea Turtles
- Newsletter Archive
- Satellite Data May Help Fishermen Avoid Endangered Species
- Science Comes to the Rescue of Nassau Grouper
- Scientific Advice in Place for UN Talks on High Seas Biodiversity
- Scientists Conclude That Culling Whales Will Not Help Fisheries in Tropical Regions
- Study Finds Few Opportunities for Fisheries Managers to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Lobster Fishing
- Study improves prediction of menhaden reproduction, potentially aiding managers
- Study Outlines New Method for Interpreting Complex Tuna Behavioral Data
- Study Proposes Consistent Thresholds for Fishermen’s Catch of Vulnerable Species
- UBC Press Release on Peruvian Anchovy
- Webinar: Assessing Threats to Leatherback Turtle Populations in the Atlantic
- Why Are Some Seamounts Biological Hotspots?
- Workshop Summary: Scoping Products of the MMPA Bycatch Working Group
- Workshop to Identify Research Priorities for Shifting Marine Species
- Scoping Sessions on Managing Protected Areas in a Changing Ocean
- Managing Protected Areas in a Changing Ocean
- Workshop Summary: Second Meeting of the Ocean Modeling Forum Working Group on Marine Mammal Bycatch
- Workshop Summary Third Meeting of the Ocean Modeling Forum Working Group on Marine Mammal

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Shifting ocean conditions driven by climate change and variability, such as increasing temperature, ocean acidification, and deoxygenation, among others, are already impacting marine ecosystems worldwide. However, there is limited information and guidance about how established marine protected areas (MPAs) should consider the changing climate in their management.
To that end, we are currently supporting research projects and planning grants to fill knowledge gaps, create new partnerships, and spark innovative solutions.