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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Marine protected areas (MPAs) are economically beneficial to both fishing and tourism, according to a new study published in an international journal on marine sciences, Scientia Marina. The new findings come as Palau plans to shrink its marine sanctuary in a bid to improve...
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Nouméa, NEW CALEDONIA — No-take marine protected areas in the western and central Pacific Ocean appear to offer no benefit to tropical tuna conservation according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The paper's lead author and chief fisheries scientist at the Pacific Community...