The maps show 24 proposed marine protected areas (MPA) on the Scotian Shelf, including the entire Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton and dozens more in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Cape Town - The Western Cape stands to get seven more Marine Protected Areas that will enhance biodiversity, fisheries management, tourism and research in the region. Minister of Environmental ...

Cape Town - Only 5% of South Africa’s ocean space is a marine protected area and concerned environmentalists across the Western Cape are campaigning for more marine areas to become protected due ...

A Nova Scotia man has been fined $5,000 and ordered to forfeit his catch of halibut and cod after being convicted last month of illegally fishing in a marine protected area off Cape Breton Island.

St. Anns Bank off Cape Breton Island has been declared an Marine Protected Area to conserve and protect the habitats and species in the area, including the endangered leatherback turtle.

"This marine area is protected for your benefit", reads a signpost on the beach of a once thriving small-scale fishing community in Langebaan, Western Cape in South Africa. It is now known as ...

The Government of Canada has designated St. Anns Bank, located to the east of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, as a marine protected area (MPA) under the Oceans Act. The designation is part of the Government ...

Part of False Bay is a marine protected area, one of 41 such areas in South Africa. ... The likes of the Blombos Cave near Stilbaai in the Western Cape, where the oldest drawing ...

Yes, marine protected areas are a critical tool in ocean conservation. Without them, humanity stands to lose biodiversity and economic opportunities. Oceans are critical in everyone’s survival.

A Nova Scotia man has been fined $5,000 and ordered to forfeit his catch of halibut and cod after being convicted last month of illegally fishing in a marine protected area off Cape Breton Island.The ...