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...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 19, 2019 | For students, Marine Reserves, Useful Stuff
Marine Reserves on Facebook International Bill Ballantine’s website on no-take marine reserves marine-reserves.org.nz MPA News http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/ Global MPA database http://www.protectedplanet.net MPA Atlas http://www.mpatlas.org/ IUCN marine...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 18, 2019 | Marine Reserves, News
When I began work at the University of Auckland I inherited Bill’s post-graduate diploma and MSc course on Marine Reserves. We became close friends and spent a lot of time talking about reserves and other topics. Here are some links to articles about him and...
by Mark_Costello | Jun 7, 2019 | Climate change, Marine Reserves, Publication
The purpose of marine reserves is to have some places where nature can flourish without human impacts. The recovery of life with release from fishing pressure is not surprising and has been repeatedly demonstrated. The benefits to people vary with the local situation...
