New measure encourages every coastal community in the Philippines to have a marine protected area

The House of Representatives in the Philippines approved a measure that encourages all coastal Local Government Units to initiate their own marine protected area, while also preserving existing ones. The measure, known as the “Marine and Coastal Resources Protection Act of 2011,” provides the establishment, maintenance … Continue reading

Local communities have to buy into MPAs for them to work (Expert Q&A)

Less than one percent of the world’s oceans are protected. People and governments all over the world are trying to get that coverage much higher, because fish stocks are being depleted at an alarming rate (and fish stocks are completely … Continue reading

Can coral reefs adapt to climate change with migration? Not really.

A reader asked after our recent Q&A about coral reefs if coral reefs were adapting to climate change by some form of migration. Is it possible for corals to move or grow in other places that are more conducive to … Continue reading

Marine Protected Areas can help preserve the world’s fisheries and the Coral Triangle (video)

“Fisheries management around the world has failed. We now have the capacity to be able to catch the last fish, the last whale, the last dolphin, the last shell.” If the above embedded video does not display,