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Study shows only 4 percent of the ocean is protected

2015-10-26 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Despite global efforts to increase the area of the ocean that is protected, only four per cent of it lies within marine protected areas (MPAs), according to a University of British Columbia study. UBC Institute for Ocean and Fisheries researchers found that major swaths of the ocean must still be protected to reach even the most basic global targets. In 2010, representatives from nearly 200 countries met in Nagoya, Japan, and adopted the United Nations' Aic…

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