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London, UK (17 March 2021)--A new study published in the prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature today offers a combined solution to several of humanity's most pressing challenges. It is the most comprehensive assessment to date of where strict ocean protection can contribute to a more abundant supply of healthy seafood and provide a cheap, natural solution to address climate change--in addition to protecting embattled species and habitats. An international team of 26 authors identified specific areas that, if protected, would safeguard over 80% of the habitats for endangered m...

India’s blue revolution needs more marine protected areas, says new research Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Governments may not be paying attention to the damage done to the ocean by deep sea trawling in terms of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide. File   | Photo Credit: BALACHANDAR L India, with its long coastline, has a major opportunity to boost fisheries yield by expanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along its Exclusive Economic Zone, and in parallel, protect the ocean’s capacity to capture carbon and boost biodiversity, says a large scale study reported on Wednesday by a g...

The report – Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate – is the first study to show the climate impacts of trawling globally. It also provides a blueprint outlining which areas of the ocean should be protected to safeguard marine life, boost seafood production and reduce climate emissions. Only 7% of the ocean is under some kind of protection. The scientists argue that, by identifying strategic areas for stewardship – for example, regions with large-scale industrial fishing and major economic exclusion zones or marine territories – nations could reap “significan...

Oceans need protection now. A new blueprint may help countries reach their goals. Laura Parker © Photograph by Enric Sala, National Geographic Pristine Seas Gay wrasses approach the camera during a Pristine Seas expedition in the Desventuradas Islands. The campaign to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030, supported by more than 70 nations, is known mostly for soaring ambition and scant achievement so far. Just 7 percent of the seas are protected and only 2.7 percent are highly protected. “It is very optimistic to think we’ll reach ‘30 by 30,’” says P...

Trawling for Fish May Unleash as Much Carbon as Air Travel, Study Says The report also found that strategically conserving some marine areas would not only safeguard imperiled species but sequester vast amounts planet-warming carbon dioxide, too. A trawler on Georges Bank, between Massachusetts and Nova Scotia. A new study found that bottom trawling accounts for as much carbon emissions as global aviation.Credit...Jeffrey Rotman/Alamy March 17, 2021 For the first time, scientists have calculated how much planet-warming carbon dioxide is released into the ocean by bottom trawling, the practice...