In her Economist Impact article, “How do you uphold what you cannot see? The regulation gap in ocean conservation,” Jennifer Sletten, lead attorney at ProtectedSeas, highlights the urgent need for transparency in marine protection laws. She argues that marine...
ProtectedSeas Navigator centralizes data about marine protected areas—and places with lesser protections—from around the world. Launched in June 2023, Navigator is featured in Nautilus...
Congratulations to Juliette Aminian Biquet and all co-authors on the publication of their article in the One Earth journal, titled “Over 80% of the European Union’s marine protected areas only marginally regulate human activities.” This article sheds light on the...
Kelp forests have flourished for millions of years, but their future is growing uncertain. A new study published in Nature Communications warns that marine heatwaves could become up to 16 times more frequent by 2100, threatening these critical ecosystems. Despite...
Illegal fishing is often assumed to be widespread in MPAs due to strong incentives to poach and the high cost of enforcement. A new global study combining ProtectedSeas Navigator regulatory information and Global Fishing Watch detected fishing activity tells a...
A recent article in Nature Scientific Data by the ProtectedSeas team highlights Navigator’s vital role in providing comprehensive, global, and standardized data on ocean regulations—essential for accurately assessing protection levels. Thank you to Scripps...
