Closing parts of the ocean to fishing not enough to protect marine ecosystems
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 15:48
in Earth & Climate
A University of Washington fisheries professor argues this week that saving biodiversity in the world's oceans requires more than banning fishing with marine protected areas, or oceanic wilderness areas. In a three-page editorial published this week in the journal Nature, he argues that this increasingly popular conservation strategy is not as effective as properly managing recreational and commercial fisheries.