There are some important issues to consider to best help marine species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.
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Marine protected areas will be important for achieving the ocean Sustainable Development Goals.
Most existing MPAs are in distant and largely empty waters. Expanding them where it counts will meet a lot of resistance.
One of the environmental legacies of the Obama administration is ocean reserves. Two ocean scientists explain why these are a critical but not sufficient piece of conservation.
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