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President Bush is expected to announce the designation of nearly 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as a marine protected areas today. Commercial fishing, mining and energy exploration will be prohibited within nine sites, which include the Mariana Trench, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
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The Joint Nature Conservation Committee has significantly increased the information availble on their website. Information can be found on SAC selection documents, GIS boundaries and conservation objectives.
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Follow the link to the December/January 2008/9 issue of MPA news (International News and Analysis on Marine Protected Areas). This issue discusses the potential impact of ocean acidification on MPAs.
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Finding Sanctuary's new website goes live tomorrow (13th Dec) and features a new GIS tool that will allow stakeholders to input data on the marine environment. The website has detailed information about the project and MPAs in general. Feedback on the new website is encouraged as there will be a second phase of development early next year.
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Philip MacMullen, Head of Environmental Responsibility at Seafish in reaction to the Co-operative and the Marine Conservation Society's call to ban fishing in 30% of UK waters by 2020, said that it would endanger rural economies and skills. Stating that "Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are only part of the answer to the challenge of creating a sustainable marine environment." He said that other approaches are also required to utilise the marine environment sustainably.
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The third annual Mellon Foundation awards for technology collaboration awarded Ecotrust, an innovative company whose work aids in the sustainable use of the natural environment, their open source mapping software Open OceanMap. The software is aimed at collecting data from local resource users such as fishermen, to aid in marine spatial planning.
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Published by the Marine Conservation Society the manual aims to provide information and advice for Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) Officers about the marine species and habitats that occur within their respective regions.
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The Co-operative in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society estimate that 30% of UK waters must become no take zones by 2020 to allow the environment to recover from decades of exploitation.
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In this issue: details of the proposed offshore SACs are given, plus plans for three more.
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Follow the link to view the bill as it was presented to Parliament.
Tuesday 06th of January 2009Bush to designate world's largest marine protected area
Monday 22nd of December 2008JNCC launches new marine protected areas website
Thursday 18th of December 2008Latest issue of MPA news out now
Friday 12th of December 2008Finding Sanctuary launches new website
Wednesday 10th of December 2008Too many conservation zones put livelihoods and skills at risk
Tuesday 09th of December 2008Open source mapping tool wins Mellon award for technology
Tuesday 09th of December 2008Marine LBAP guidance manual for England published.
Tuesday 09th of December 2008Fishing should be banned in 30% of UK waters
Monday 08th of December 2008Latest issue of JNCC Nature News out now
Monday 08th of December 2008The Marine and Coastal Access Bill