by Mark_Costello | Jul 29, 2021 | Marine Reserves, News
A 2020 survey of Irish citizens found 92% “strongly agreed” that more action needs to be taken to improve the health of the ocean. Now is their chance to push for such change. This Friday 30th July 2021 is the deadline for citizens to support the protection of marine...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 23, 2021 | For students, Marine Reserves, Useful Stuff
I sometimes wonder why we invent acronyms. Take ABNJ (areas beyond national jurisdiction) and BBNJ (biodiversity in ABNJ) for example. These terms are increasingly used by marine scientists instead of “High Seas”. Yet the term High Seas has longer use and...
by Mark_Costello | Apr 5, 2020 | Marine Reserves, News
The oceans top 30% for biodiversity The marine biodiversity research group at the University of Auckland has published a world map of where most biodiversity is in the ocean. This is the most representative map of biodiversity to date because it considers marine life...
by Mark_Costello | Apr 4, 2020 | Marine Reserves, News, Publication
为了生物多样性而最应该优先保护的30%全球海域 The marine biodiversity research group at the University of Auckland has published a world map of where most biodiversity is in the ocean. This is the most representative map of biodiversity to date because it considers marine life from genes...
by Mark_Costello | Aug 3, 2019 | Climate change, Marine Reserves, News, Publication
Hundreds of papers talk about the importance of connectivity in marine conservation planning. Almost all of these papers treat MPA as islands in a sea of nothingness. Some express disappointment that it is not more explicitly considered in planning Marine Protected...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 23, 2019 | Marine Reserves, News
How to enrich Ireland’s marine life and resources A version of this article was published in The Irish Times on 20th June 2019 Minister Creed’s exclusion of large fishing trawlers from Ireland’s coastal seas is great news for the conservation of marine life, coastal...