I have a confession to develop: Im a marine scientist who thinks marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t going to be nearly enough to save our oceans,and that fishing needs to be allotment of the solution too.
Here’s why: As a conservationist, I’ve seen how MPAs can protect habitat and allow fish populations to flourish, and but I’ve also seen how effective fisheries management can balance economic needs with those of a healthy ocean. Within the next generation the global population will reach 9 billion,and its our shared challenge to implement the next generation of ocean management techniques to allow us to restore and maintain our oceans against this ever-rising wall of pressure.
That means working together.
Source: nature.org