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Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming

This study tests how marine protected areas mitigate the adverse effects of marine heat waves on fish abundance, community stability, asynchronous fluctuations and functional richness. 357 protected areas are examined…
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Target 10×30. Proposal of marine areas for strict protection in the Spanish Mediterranean

Report by Oceana under the MED30 initiative that proposes a selection of 59 areas worthy of strict protection in the Spanish Mediterranean. These 59 zones cover an area of 13,500…
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Oceana urge al Congreso a proteger estrictamente el 10 % del mar antes de 2030 y blindar 59 áreas clave del Mediterráneo

Oceana has called on the Spanish Congress to increase pressure on the government to ensure that Spain strictly protects 10% of its marine area (currently only 0.1%), which means banning…
EFE Verde
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El País: Las aguas de Menorca esconden una enorme guardería de cachalotes que España estudia proteger

Scientists from the organisation Tursiops propose to Transición Ecológica a new reserve to protect a vital area for the breeding of the species in the western Mediterranean.
El País
Press release
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The main marine organisations call on the Spanish government to make progress in the protection of the Mediterranean Sea

Eleven organisations dedicated to ocean conservation have conveyed to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Recovery (MITERD) the need for Spain to meet its marine conservation targets, as set…
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Gestionando la (des)protección del mar Balear

Op-ed piece on the Balearic Islands government’s cutting of 10 km² of marine protected area.