Marine protected areas inadequate for protecting fish and ocean ecology

Marine protected areas inadequate for protecting fish and ocean ecology
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 01, 2014 - A new study reports that an expansion of marine protected areas is needed to protect fish species that perform key ecological functions. According to investigators from the Wildlife Conservation Society and other organizations, previous efforts at protecting fish have focused on saving the largest numbers of species, often at the expense of those species that provide key and difficult-to-replace ... more

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