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Blanluet A, Game ET, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Lombard AT, Richardson AJ. Evaluating ecological benefits of oceanic protected areas. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:175-187. [PMID: 37778906 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
Oceans beyond the continental shelf represent the largest yet least protected environments. The new agreement to increase protection targets to 30% by 2030 and the recent United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty try to address this gap, and an increase in the declaration of oceanic Marine Protected Areas (oMPAs) in waters beyond 200 m in depth is likely. Here we find that there is contradictory evidence concerning the benefits of oMPAs in terms of protecting pelagic habitats, providing refuge for highly mobile species, and potential fisheries benefits. We discover a mismatch between oMPA management objectives focusing on protection of pelagic habitats and biodiversity, and scientific research focusing on fisheries benefits. We suggest that the solution is to harness emerging technologies to monitor inside and outside oMPAs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arthur Blanluet
- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia; The Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
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- The Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, QLD, Australia
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Environment, Queensland Biosciences Precinct (QBP), St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia; Centre for Marine Science and Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
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- School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia; Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, QLD, Australia; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Environment, Queensland Biosciences Precinct (QBP), St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
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Shimada T, Thums M, Hamann M, Limpus CJ, Hays GC, FitzSimmons NN, Wildermann NE, Duarte CM, Meekan MG. Optimising sample sizes for animal distribution analysis using tracking data. Methods Ecol Evol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Takahiro Shimada
- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia Crawley WA Australia
- Red Sea Research Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal Saudi Arabia
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia Crawley WA Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering James Cook University Townsville QLD Australia
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- Department of Environment and Science Queensland Government Brisbane QLD Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Geelong VIC Australia
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- Department of Environment and Science Queensland Government Brisbane QLD Australia
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- Texas Sea Grant Texas A&M University College Station TX USA
- Fisheries and Ocean Health Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Corpus Christi TX USA
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- Red Sea Research Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal Saudi Arabia
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia Crawley WA Australia
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Kuempel CD, Chauvenet ALM, Possingham HP. Equitable Representation of Ecoregions is Slowly Improving Despite Strategic Planning Shortfalls. Conserv Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Caitlin D. Kuempel
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions University of Queensland St. Lucia Qld 4072 Australia
- The Nature Conservancy Conservation Science South Brisbane Queensland 4101 Australia
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