Impacts of the US government shutdown on federal MPAs: Some of the world’s largest MPAs had just one person working at them this past month
Sharpening our focus on MPAs for 2020 and beyond: The emerging consensus on what is and is not an MPA, and the key types of MPAs
New online system is available to collect MPA user fees safely and easily; developed by former Bonaire National Marine Park manager
Perspective: Local communities and tourism operators partner to establish Fiji’s largest Marine Conservation Park
Perspective: California’s new law cracks down on commercial-scale poaching in MPAs
Perspective: Building environmental change into spatial closures to reduce sea turtle bycatch
MPA Science Corner: Knowledge transfer among managers - Spatial management of seabirds - Partially protected areas - Mesophotic coral reefs
MPA Training in a Nutshell: On the importance of reflecting on achievements great and small
Notes & News: Blue Charter - Argentina - Green List - Co-management agreement - IMMAs - SE Asia - European MPAs - MPA benefits - MPA Federal Advisory Committee - Tourism - Coral restoration - Paywalled papers - MPA readings - MPA News vault
Planning MPAs in an era of warming oceans: How practitioners are preparing for future ecosystem shifts
MPA Training in a Nutshell: On the MPA Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool
MPA-related commitments from the ‘Our Ocean’ conference, held in Bali in October 2018
Perspective: Twenty new MPAs for South Africa!
MPA Science Corner: Marine mammals and MPAs - Plastics and MPAs - Coral reef soundscapes - Population assessments with ROVs - Systematic conservation planning
Notes & News: MPAs as economic drivers - Antarctica - GLORES awards - New coral reef map - Islands in MPAs - MPA readings - MPA News vault
Managing an MPA on the uncertain frontiers of climate change
Perspective: First reports from comprehensive, in-depth study of a large remote MPA
MPA Training in a Nutshell: On governance
MPA Science Corner: Blue Economy - Coral bleaching - Effectiveness of community-based MPAs - MPAs in Oceania - MPA targets - Large-scale MPAs
Notes & News: Arctic Ocean closure - US marine monuments - High seas - Funding for turtle MPAs - Funding for Med MPAs - Ocean Awards - Ocean safari - Vote for Australia’s natural wonders - MPA News vault
Unique study of partially protected MPAs offers new insights on when they protect biodiversity and when they do not
A compilation of resources and trainings on MPA design and management, across education levels (from MPA professionals to general public)
MPA Training in a Nutshell: Filling data gaps through partnerships
Perspective: What we wish we had known when we got started in the MPA field
MPA Science Corner: The Blue Paradox - Measuring coral connectivity among MPAs - Why vertical zoning might not protect the seabed - Reducing underwater noise
Notes & News: 30% target for MPAs - High seas negotiations - New Caledonia - Australia - Canada - Marine Conservation Planning Database - Poaching in MPAs - MPA News vault
MPAs and ecosystem tipping points: What do managers need to know?
Perspective | The MPAs of Central America (last of three articles): Lessons learned from the past 20 years
IUCN moves to help countries apply marine protection: By clarifying its standards, global body hopes to inspire more ocean safeguards
Perspective | New management concepts at one of the world’s oldest MPAs: Building financial sustainability for the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park, The Bahamas
MPA Training in a Nutshell: On building relationships with stakeholders
Researchers, take note: P-values do not tell you what you probably think they do
MPA Science Corner: Most of remaining marine wilderness is not in MPAs yet - MPA success and failure - Reefs that could survive climate change - Inefficient MPAs - Making permit decisions for MPA research
Notes & News: Meteorite lands in MPA - Belize - Canada - Krill closures - Insurers helping World Heritage - MPA readings - MPA News vault
MPAs and marine litter: Snapshots of how sites are addressing the problem worldwide
The Skimmer: A brief primer on marine litter and ocean plastics
Perspective | The MPAs of Central America (second of three articles): Challenges faced, including the emergence of well-financed criminal groups
From the editor: Why MPA News said large MPAs were a necessity to meet Aichi Target 11
MPA Training in a Nutshell: On building MPA social networks
MPA Science Corner: Impact of human activity on coral reef MPAs - Questioning large open-ocean MPAs - Questioning calculations of global MPA coverage
Notes & News: Volcano - Malta - Chile - UK - New Zealand - Great Barrier Reef - WCC - Stamp contest winners - MPA News vault
The Big Picture: The continuing debate over the value of large vs. small MPAs, and what it means for the field
Perspective | The Commonwealth Blue Charter: From zero to fifty-three in less than a year
Perspective | The MPAs of Central America: An introductory view of their successes, lessons learned, and ongoing challenges (first of three articles)
MPA Science Corner: MPA trade-offs - Addressing criticisms of large-scale MPAs - Curbing threats
Notes & News: Global warming and MPAs - Thailand - Innovative financing - Sport and biodiversity - Business and biodiversity - Caribbean MPAs - Ocean Awards - MPA News vault
Double issue!
Challenges, successes, and lessons from building effective MPA manager networks: Part II - The regional networks
Perspective: Key lessons learned on public participation from the process to rezone the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Seychelles, Brazil, and Chile announce significant new MPA designations
