Connectivity is an essential component that contributes to how ecosystems function. Numerous studies have shown that species that depend on different areas for feeding, breeding, and development also rely on how these spaces are connected. A comprehensive assessment of how these individual studies described global marine connectivity is a first step in learning how toContinue Reading Lessons on marine connectivity after 25+ years of tracking migratory species

By Tammy Davies, Ramesh Kumar Selvaraj, Sathiyaselvam P. A 3-day workshop convened by BirdLife International and Bombay Natural History Society was held in Mumbai, India, in June 2023. The aim of the workshop was to bring together the available data to document major movement patterns by seabirds in the North Indian Ocean to complement theContinue Reading North Indian Ocean Seabird Workshop held in Mumbai

The tenth workshop of the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force concluded an intensive week in Germany (22-26 May 2023) with the identification of 36 new candidate Important Marine Mammal Areas (cIMMAs) going for independent review. Participants consisted of 53 scientists and observers from 13 countries who are specialists in whales, dolphins, porpoises andContinue Reading Announcing 36 more candidate IMMAs for the NE Atlantic and Baltic Sea