"No single dataset can solve the challenge of monitoring fishing activity at sea." ...

An international study using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence revealed that many of the world’s marine protected areas, otherwise known as MPAs, are largely free of industrial fishing, ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a marine ...

Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as ...

Many governments are leaning on marine protected areas to fight biodiversity loss. But in America, ocean protections are uneven and often weak, leading scientists to call for new strategies. Kristen ...

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 ...

These “protected areas” can range from enormous, strictly-protected areas like US national parks, through the heavily-used landscapes of UK national parks, to tiny urban nature reserves. Protected ...

Mother Nature shines at these seven protected areas, thanks to communities and coalitions that monitor and govern each spot ...

Many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish without them. Despite the success of protected areas, their popularity as a go-to conservation tool has started ...