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Marine protected areas aren't helping fish populations recover

New Scientist

Protected zones are meant to let adult fish populations recover from overfishing, but an analysis of 111 sites in the Caribbean finds that this is not happening in most cases

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In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions

Yale E360

After years of environmental assault — from dam building, overfishing, and logging — stretches of the Mekong River, upon which millions of people depend, appear to be recovering. Heavy rains have helped, along with a crackdown on illegal fishing and other conservation efforts. Read more on E360 →

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African Penguins Have Almost Been Wiped Out by Overfishing and Climate Change. Researchers Want to Orchestrate a Comeback. 

Inside Climate News

A hatchery in Cape Town breeds birds for release in a newly established sanctuary for penguins 146 miles east, where a few early signs suggest the penguins may have found a new home.

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Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

New Scientist

A global survey reveals that common species of coral reef shark are in sharp decline, and rays are more abundant in reefs where sharks have been depleted

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Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail

New Scientist

Countries have failed to deliver on promises to create new marine protected areas in the seas around Antarctica, leaving a unique ecosystem vulnerable to climate change and overfishing

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Snapshot of U.S. Fisheries Shows a Need for Change

Ocean Conservancy

The report focuses on a few key numbers: namely, overfishing in general, or how many fish stocks are being fished at an unsustainable rate, and also how many stocks are overfished, where their population size is too low to provide long-term sustainable fishing. That’s why it matters more than ever to get it right.

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New Study Identifies Rapidly Emerging Threats to Oceans

Inside Climate News

By Rachel Rodriguez, Bob Berwyn A globe-spanning study published Thursday outlines new, potentially unexpected threats to ocean ecosystems and vulnerable coastal communities within the next five to 10 years that will come on top of the already harmful effects of overfishing, pollution and global warming.

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