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Does the global network of marine protected areas provide an adequate safety net for marine biodiversity?

Does the global network of marine protected areas provide an adequate safety net for marine... COMMENTARY As recognized in the 2020 Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, which was recently agreed at the Convention of Biological Diversity in Kyoto, the global marine protected area (MPA) network is far from comprehensive. In a recent review, Wood et al. ( ) identified a global MPA network covering 2.35 million km 2 (0.65% of the world's oceans and 1.6% of the total marine area within Exclusive Economic Zones), but with only 0.08% of the world's oceans highly protected within ‘no‐ take’ zones. With the recent declaration of large protected areas around the Phoenix Islands and Chagos Archipelago, the total area has increased since that review; nevertheless, no more than 1% of the sea surface is currently included within MPAs (Cullis‐Suzuki and Pauly, ), with a much smaller proportion (probably <0.1%) included within the fully protected ‘no‐take’ subset. The area of sea protected at the highest level for conservation – ‘no‐entry’ zones – is minute (<0.001%). Moreover, a need for better protection of species' populations extends to even the most highly reserved regions. For example, none of 13 recently declared MPAs within the Bruny bioregion off south‐eastern Tasmania contains individuals of the spotted handfish Brachionichthys http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

Does the global network of marine protected areas provide an adequate safety net for marine biodiversity?

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Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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1052-7613
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10.1002/aqc.1187
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COMMENTARY As recognized in the 2020 Strategic Plan for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, which was recently agreed at the Convention of Biological Diversity in Kyoto, the global marine protected area (MPA) network is far from comprehensive. In a recent review, Wood et al. ( ) identified a global MPA network covering 2.35 million km 2 (0.65% of the world's oceans and 1.6% of the total marine area within Exclusive Economic Zones), but with only 0.08% of the world's oceans highly protected within ‘no‐ take’ zones. With the recent declaration of large protected areas around the Phoenix Islands and Chagos Archipelago, the total area has increased since that review; nevertheless, no more than 1% of the sea surface is currently included within MPAs (Cullis‐Suzuki and Pauly, ), with a much smaller proportion (probably <0.1%) included within the fully protected ‘no‐take’ subset. The area of sea protected at the highest level for conservation – ‘no‐entry’ zones – is minute (<0.001%). Moreover, a need for better protection of species' populations extends to even the most highly reserved regions. For example, none of 13 recently declared MPAs within the Bruny bioregion off south‐eastern Tasmania contains individuals of the spotted handfish Brachionichthys

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2011

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