Tag: fishing ban

• Saturday, October 31st 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Expanding marine protected areas by 5% could boost fish yields by 20% – but there’s a catch

  

  By Peter JS Jones and Rick Stafford - Marine protected areas, or MPAs as they’re more commonly called, are very simple. Areas of the sea are set aside where certain activities – usually fishing – are banned or restricted.