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Blue Balloons and Binoculars: Rally Kicks Off Latest Push for Antarctic MPAs
Supporters of Antarctic marine protection rally in Hobart at the start of deliberations on MPA designation. Photo credit: Antarctic Ocean Alliance. Once again, delegates from 24 countries and the EU,...
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Blue Balloons and Binoculars: Rally Kicks Off Latest Push for Antarctic MPAs
Supporters of Antarctic marine protection rally in Hobart at the start of deliberations on MPA designation. Photo credit: Antarctic Ocean Alliance. Once again, delegates from 24 countries and the EU,...
View ArticleAntarctic MPA Talks Fail Again: Can the Promise of Protection be Fulfilled?
MPA supporters demonstrate their unhappiness with the failure to designate MPAs at this year’s meeting. Photo credit: Antarctic Ocean Alliance. Well, that was a bust. After negotiations to create...
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Protecting Antarctic Marine Ecosystems: From Anemones to Whales
Antarctic Anemone, Ross Sea. Photo copyright John Weller. Over the past few years, I’ve written a lot about efforts to create marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean. For someone like me,...
View ArticleEffective marine protection: what does the science say?
Fish are abundant in no-take Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Photo credit: Luiz Rocha/NOAA The pressing need for the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) (sometimes called as marine...
View ArticleThinking Outside the Box on Fisheries Management? Think Again.
Scientists disagree about the best ways to ensure there are plenty of fish in the ocean. Photographer: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR. Licensed under CC by 2.0. This week, thanks to OpenChannels, I...
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Antarctic invertebrates: cheaters, kidnappers and possibly lifesavers?
A diverse assemblage of Antarctic invertebrates including several Synoicum adareanum tunicates (orange, center). Photo credit Bill Baker. This past March, I had the privilege to visit the Antarctic...
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Secrets of Our Ocean Planet: The Not-So-Simple Sea Sponge
Sponges help form incredibly vibrant seafloor communities like this one in Antarctica (Photo credit: Greenpeace.) By Rachel Downey (Australia National University & British Antarctic Survey) and...
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Secrets of Our Ocean Planet: Sponges as Civil Engineers and Pharmacists
Look closely and you’ll see tiny amphipods using this Antarctic sponge as habitat. (Photo credit: Julian Gutt.) By Rachel Downey (Australia National University & British Antarctic Survey) and...
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Secrets of Our Ocean Planet: Saving Sponges to Keep Marine Ecosystems Healthy
A vibrant seafloor landscape including sponges captured on a Greenpeace expedition earlier this year. (Photo credit: Greenpeace.) By Rachel Downey (Australia National University & British...
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