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Antarctic marine protection bids fail – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201528 March 2016

Two proposals to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Antarctic waters have failed to be adopted by the Commission for […]

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Antarctic marine reserve bid fails – expert responds

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 November 201328 March 2016

Efforts to reach an international agreement establishing a Marine Protected Area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea have failed for the third […]

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No Marine Protected Areas for Ross Sea – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201202 November 2012

The Antarctic Ross Sea will remain open to fishing in all areas following the failure of an international meeting to […]

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Marine protection a ‘diplomatic process’ – Gareth Morgan

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 April 201224 April 2012

Economist Gareth Morgan and his associate Geoff Simmons write about the pitfalls of campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in today’s […]

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Antarctic Alliance group seeks marine reserves

In the News  |  Published: 29 February 201229 February 2012

An alliance of major conservation and environmental groups is calling for the establishment of a series of marine reserves around […]

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Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection

Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection

In the News  |  Published: 12 January 201214 February 2019

The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]

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Antarctic fishing slips under the radar – Editorial

Antarctic fishing slips under the radar – Editorial

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 October 201114 February 2019

An editorial in this week’s Waikato Times highlights the issue of commercial fisheries in the Antarctic. The topic was also […]

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NZ Herald: Forfeit $20m to save Ross Sea, NZ urged

In the News  |  Published: 16 November 2009

Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald reports that NZ scientists are urging New Zealand to forfeit a lucrative fishing […]

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