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Protecting ocean species
2015-12-04 04:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Thousands of marine species with mapped locations worldwide remain largely unprotected, according to a new study by a team of international marine scientists, including UC Santa Barbara's Ben Halpern. The research also shows that the United States ranks near the bottom in terms of supporting formal marine protected areas (MPAs) that could safeguard marine biodiversity. The first comprehensive assessment of how much coverage MPAs provide for marine life worldwide examined the ranges of 17,348 species...
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