Satellite technology that can track ships even when they ‘go dark’ finds that those protected areas that fully ban industrial ...

Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper ...

New research shows strict marine protections reduce illegal fishing. Satellites and AI help enforce the rules.

Madison’s Jennifer Raynor showed that artificial intelligence methods applied to satellite data provide a powerful new way to ...

In two separate studies leveraging satellite imagery and artificial intelligence techniques, researchers reveal patterns of ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a ...

The oldest marine-protected areas in the Mesoamerican Reef were established in the 1970s and ’80s, and over 40 protected areas now cover half the region’s coastal waters.

This study’s focus on scuba diving — an important sector of the Southern California marine ecotourism industry — is unique. Ecotourism is among the largest sectors in the ocean economy, constituting ...

Marine Protected Areas don't line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 05 ...

Though marine protected areas exist largely to rebuild fish populations, only 11 sites in the study -- 8% total -- saw significant increases in adult biomass. Most sites saw no change, and 28 ...

Protecting the ocean and providing livelihoods and food security do not have to be mutually exclusive. A new study, led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), shows that limiting ...