Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas
Global threats to ocean biodiversity have generated a worldwide movement to take actions to improve conservation and management. Several international initiatives have recommended the adoption of marine protected areas (MPAs) in national and international waters. National governments and the Commiss...
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ftmonashunicris:oai:monash.edu:publications/10b3d5cf-10da-4db3-9512-23630e1d2b24 2023-05-15T13:38:46+02:00 Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas Brooks, Cassandra M. Chown, Steven L. Douglass, Lucinda L. Raymond, Ben P. Shaw, Justine D. Sylvester, Zephyr T. Torrens, Christa L. 2020-04-22 application/pdf https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/10b3d5cf-10da-4db3-9512-23630e1d2b24 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231361 https://researchmgt.monash.edu/ws/files/319766932/319766718_oa.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083696661&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Brooks , C M , Chown , S L , Douglass , L L , Raymond , B P , Shaw , J D , Sylvester , Z T & Torrens , C L 2020 , ' Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 15 , no. 4 , e0231361 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231361 conservation science Antarctic Ocean islands Antarctica biodiversity marine conservation sea ice ice shelves article 2020 ftmonashunicris https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231361 2023-02-05T06:37:19Z Global threats to ocean biodiversity have generated a worldwide movement to take actions to improve conservation and management. Several international initiatives have recommended the adoption of marine protected areas (MPAs) in national and international waters. National governments and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources have successfully adopted multiple MPAs in the Southern Ocean despite the challenging nature of establishing MPAs in international waters. But are these MPAs representative of Southern Ocean biodiversity? Here we answer this question for both existing and proposed Antarctic MPAs, using benthic and pelagic regionalizations as a proxy for biodiversity. Currently about 11.98% of the Southern Ocean is protected in MPAs, with 4.61% being encompassed by no-take areas. While this is a relatively large proportion of protection when compared to other international waters, current Antarctic MPAs are not representative of the full range of benthic and pelagic ecoregions. Implementing additional protected areas, including those currently under negotiation, would encompass almost 22% of the Southern Ocean. It would also substantially improve representation with 17 benthic and pelagic ecoregions (out of 23 and 19, respectively) achieving at least 10% representation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Antarctica Ice Shelves Sea ice Southern Ocean Monash University Research Portal Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Southern Ocean PLOS ONE 15 4 e0231361 |
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Global threats to ocean biodiversity have generated a worldwide movement to take actions to improve conservation and management. Several international initiatives have recommended the adoption of marine protected areas (MPAs) in national and international waters. National governments and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources have successfully adopted multiple MPAs in the Southern Ocean despite the challenging nature of establishing MPAs in international waters. But are these MPAs representative of Southern Ocean biodiversity? Here we answer this question for both existing and proposed Antarctic MPAs, using benthic and pelagic regionalizations as a proxy for biodiversity. Currently about 11.98% of the Southern Ocean is protected in MPAs, with 4.61% being encompassed by no-take areas. While this is a relatively large proportion of protection when compared to other international waters, current Antarctic MPAs are not representative of the full range of benthic and pelagic ecoregions. Implementing additional protected areas, including those currently under negotiation, would encompass almost 22% of the Southern Ocean. It would also substantially improve representation with 17 benthic and pelagic ecoregions (out of 23 and 19, respectively) achieving at least 10% representation. |
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Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas |
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Brooks , C M , Chown , S L , Douglass , L L , Raymond , B P , Shaw , J D , Sylvester , Z T & Torrens , C L 2020 , ' Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 15 , no. 4 , e0231361 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231361 |
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