Marine Protected Areas are keeping turtles safe
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 19 March, 2012
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Marine Protected Areas are providing sea turtles with an ideal habitat for foraging and may be keeping them safe from the threats of fishing. A new study shows that 35 percent of the world's green turtles are found within MPAs. This is much higher that would be expected as only a small proportion of shallow oceans are designated as MPAs....