Limits of Large-Scale Ocean Protection: A Study of Chile's Marine Protected Areas

By Paw Mozter Jun 02, 2023 12:00 AM EDT



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Despite a complete ban on fishing activities within the MPA, a team of US and Mexican researchers concluded that Mexico's industrial fishing sector did not suffer financial losses five years after the park's establishment, as Phys.org.The Galápagos of Mexico, the 13th-largest MPA in the world and one of the few where all harmful human activities, particularly fishing, are forbidden to aid in the recovery of marine populations, was established in 2017.

The Mexican commercial fishing lobby opposed the National Park's establishment at the time, claiming that it would reduce their catches and raise their prices.

The fishing industry has prevented the creation of the marine protected zones they urgently need to stop the global decline of sea life.

This study shows that the complaints of the fishing industry are unjustified using satellite surveillance of fishing vessels and artificial intelligence (AI), according to Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society, founder of Pristine Seas, and a study co-author.

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https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/56762/20230602/limits-large-scale-ocean-protection-study-chile-s-marine-protected.htm






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