Ocean protection accounts for 10% of fish in the world’s coral reefs – but we could save so much more
- Written by Joshua Cinner, Professor & ARC Laureate Fellow, Thriving Oceans Research Hub, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where human activity is constrained to protect ocean life. But have these efforts worked?
About 8% of Earth’s oceans are protected, including...
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