Researchers propose expanding the network of MPAs to ensure the future of sharks and rays in the western Mediterranean

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A group of researchers from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) of Barcelona, the Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF), the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO) and the University of Queensland (Australia) has shown that the current network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Spanish Mediterranean waters does not protect properly sharks and rays.

 

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https://www.icm.csic.es/en/news/researchers-propose-expanding-network-mpas-ensure-future-sharks-and-rays-western-mediterranean

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