ProtectedSeas Navigator data contributed to a chapter in the recently published United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) State of the Oceans Report (StOR) 2024. The chapter, entitled “Biodiversity knowledge and threats on marine life: Assessing no-take zones as a refuge for marine species”, revealed interesting statistics on how much we know about what species, especially those threatened with extinction, occur in Marine Protected Areas. ProtectedSeas was delighted to make our comprehensive marine regulatory data available for this analysis.

A link to a news release from our collaborators at OBIS is here and a link to the StOR is here.