Environmental & Coastal Zone Management: Preserving 4 Percent of the Ocean Could Protect Most Marine Mammal Species

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Preserving 4 Percent of the Ocean Could Protect Most Marine Mammal Species

Preserving just 4 percent of the ocean could protect crucial habitat for the vast majority of marine species, from sea otters to blue whales, according to research at Stanford University and the National autonomous University of Mexico.

Their findings were published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Mathew is an Environmental Scientist, with broad ranging skills in marine, coastal & terrestrial sciences.

Mathew completed his bachelor of environmental science in 2009 at the University of Plymouth, before undertaking postgraduate in architecture and advanced environmental and energy studies at the University of East London, with prior degree and diploma level qualifications in marine environmental management, tropical habitat conservation, biology & chemistry.

Mathew's primary areas of interest & expertise include integrated coastal zone management, marine resource management, marine & terrestrial biology & ecology, environmental policies, environmental assessment, habitat mapping, tropical habitat conservation, climate change & resource depletion, energy conservation & generation & sustainable development.