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Learning about marine protected areas in North America

By: Thomas Appleby on 3rd Jul 2017

Canada was one of the first countries to adopt significant marine protected areas (MPAs) with its ground breaking Oceans Act in 1996. However, in recent years the development of MPAs slowed due to different priorities in the Canadian administration.... Read more »

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Making the case: marine biology, law and human health

By: Thomas Appleby on 22nd Feb 2016

In this blog, Thomas Appleby discusses his recent co-authored paper, The marine biology of law and human health, which features in the Oceans and Human Health special issue of the Journal of the Marine Biological Association. This blogpost first appeared... Read more »

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Review of the 2016 Coastal Futures conference

By: Thomas Appleby on 10th Feb 2016

Congratulations to Dr Bob Earll for organising and hosting what was to my mind the most interesting and lively Coastal Futures conference yet. Held at SOAS in London the event draws professionals from industry, government, law and academia. It... Read more »

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European marine planning and the environment

By: Natasha Bradshaw on 4th Jan 2016

The European Commission convened a large conference on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and the environment in early December. MSP is seen as a driver for sustainable blue growth: to reduce conflicts on access to maritime space, diminish the cumulative... Read more »

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Learning about marine protected areas in North America

Making the case: marine biology, law and human health

Review of the 2016 Coastal Futures conference

European marine planning and the environment

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