Marine Protected Areas and Marine Reserves

Marine Protected Areas and Marine Reserves We post daily news, good and bad, about MPA. This page was 1st created around a university MSc course about Marine Protected Areas and Marine Reserves.

The course was founded by Bill Ballantine around 1998 and taught by Mark Costello from 2004 to 2019.

Highly Protected Ocean Areas Would Drop by Over 75% in the U.S.
06/09/2026

Highly Protected Ocean Areas Would Drop by Over 75% in the U.S.

Following Recent Presidential ProclamationsThe ProtectedSeas team has issued this analysis on the impact of impending regulatory changes following the 2026 Presidential Proclamations that propose to reopen portions of U.S. marine national monuments to commercial fishing.With these potential regulato...

More good news!
05/09/2026

More good news!

The Spanish government has launched a consultation process to establish 23 new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canary Islands waters and the Mediterranean Sea as part of efforts to meet a national commitment to protect 30% of its waters by 2030. The proposal, put forward by Spain’s Ministry for t...

Good news: The MPAs are no-take marine reserves, areas where all extractive activities are banned, co-managed by the reg...
04/09/2026

Good news: The MPAs are no-take marine reserves, areas where all extractive activities are banned, co-managed by the regional Māori tribe Kāi Tahu and the Department of Conservation. The full network is expected to have the reserves alongside other types of protected areas with less strict protections: five mixed-use Type 2 MPAs and one kelp protection area. This makes 12 MPAs in total, six of which would be reserves.

DUNEDIN, Aotearoa New Zealand — At a U.N. meeting in 2015, Aotearoa New Zealand’s then Prime Minister John Key made a major announcement that drew praise from international conservation groups: His administration would turn a swath of waters far larger than the country’s land mass into a marin...

Indonesia Updates National Coral and Seagrass Map to Strengthen Marine Conservation and Climate Action
01/09/2026

Indonesia Updates National Coral and Seagrass Map to Strengthen Marine Conservation and Climate Action

Backed by the UN and a public-private coalition, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs is the world’s leading financial instrument for coral reefs.

Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?
31/08/2026

Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?

Conservationists have created a ‘coastal corridor’ of ocean-based projects designed to preserve and nourish vulnerable marine life

the origin of the Marine Protected Areas Foundation:
30/08/2026

the origin of the Marine Protected Areas Foundation:

I'm happy to share a new video on our origin story, just over one year on from our charity launch at last year's London week. As another comes and goes, on this incredible we call home is still a niche interest; out of sight and out of mind for th...

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