New Research Shows Tuna Stocks Benefit From Expansion Of Papahanaumokuakea Monument
The spillover effect created outside the marine protected area seems to have benefited Hawaii's commercial fishermen as well.
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The spillover effect created outside the marine protected area seems to have benefited Hawaii's commercial fishermen as well.
Fishing boats around Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawai’i are catching more tuna than they used to, suggesting local populations are growing again.
The world’s largest no-fishing zone has increased the catch rate of yellowfin tuna by 54% in nearby waters.
Fishermen are suing over the recently re-created Northeast Seamounts national monument, the subject of repeated presidential executive orders.
President Obama's designation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean had no real evident impact on commercial fisheries, according to an examination of catches before, during, and after establishment of the monument.