HUMAN NOISE DROWNS OUT HUMBACK COMMUNICATION
In this Newsweek article, we learn that the whales cannot make sounds out of their biologically possible range though their sounds can travel great distances through the water. The trouble is not just noise but that the big ships make sounds in the same range, which can be confusing.
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Excerpt: A growing body of research demonstrates that MPAs – and fully protected no-take zones in particular – can have real impacts in conserving biodiversity and enabling wildlife to live and flourish. In California, researchers have found clear evidence that California’s investment in MPAs is already making a difference. Environment California Research & Policy Center and Azul’s recent report “Changing the Tides: How Marine Protections Cultivate Ocean Life,” has highlighted examples of marine ecosystem recovery in five of California’s most iconic MPAs.
The Point Lobos State Marine Reserve, in particular, provides a compelling success story of California’s ocean conservation efforts. Located off the coast of Monterey County, countless generations of sea otters, sea lions and harbor seals have long flocked to Point Lobos’ rocky shoreline. More than 300 species of birds thrive above the cold water corals that populate its rocky reefs. Beneath the water, vast eelgrass beds and kelp forests house abundant fish species, including California halibut and rainbow sea perch, and Dungeness crabs and brittle sea stars on the sandy seafloor.
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The Santa Barbara Channel is protected by a network of 19 MPAs, five along the coast and 14 surrounding the Channel Islands. Each MPA was designated to set aside a particularly special area of the marine environment to create a robust network of protection covering over 350 square miles.
There is now a drive to expand these areas: KEYT NEWS SANTA BARBARA
Excerpt: Last year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) publicly released the first 10 year comprehensive review of the MPA Network, and how to prioritize management of the area. It included 28 adaptive management recommendations and potential changes spanning 2023 to 2033.
... the proposal could impact commercial and sport fishing off Anacapa Island, Santa Cruz Island and, Santa Rosa Island by expanding current restrictions.
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