Environmental Science · Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
A data-driven analysis of the central and western Baltic Sea identified ecosystem risk hotspots where low oxygen near the seafloor, depth-related constraints and fishing pressure occurred together. These areas also had relatively high species abundance, according to analyses of 2020 data covering 145 marine species.
A study of two coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh, India, found substantial shoreline erosion from 1990 to 2024. Uppada Village lost an average of 90 metres of shoreline and could face severe degradation within two or three decades if its current erosion rate continues.
A new article proposes a framework for managing coral reefs and other tropical marine ecosystems as human pressures accelerate their decline. It calls for stronger protection, better fishing and pollution controls, climate action, community involvement and sufficient funding.
A study of satellite images from 1999 to 2020 finds that sandy shorelines in England and Wales changed in highly localized, persistent patterns. The results support site-specific coastal management alongside broader national planning.
Marine protected areas rely on protecting “connectivity”—how marine life and impacts move across space. A new systematic review finds that research on these links has grown, but MPA assessment often still treats nature and people separately, with limited attention to how they affect each other.
