Little-to-no industrial fishing occurs in fully and highly protected marine areas

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Raynor, Jennifer; Orofino, Sara; Costello, Christopher; McDonald, Gavin; Mayorga, Juan; Sala, Enric
• 署名单位: University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of California System; University of California Santa Barbara; University of California System; University of California Santa Barbara; University of California System; University of California Santa Barbara; National Geographic Society
• 刊物名称: SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0036-8086
• DOI: 10.1126/science.adt9009
• 发表日期: 2025-07-24
• 页码: 392-395
• 关键词: conservation outcomes; reserves

摘要

There is a widespread perception that illegal fishing is common in marine protected areas (MPAs) due to strong incentives for poaching and the high cost of monitoring and enforcement. Using artificial intelligence and satellite-based Earth observations, we provide estimates of industrial fishing activity in fully and highly protected MPAs worldwide, in which such fishing is banned. We find little to no activity in most cases. On average, these MPAs had just one fishing vessel present per 20,000 square kilometers during the satellite overpass, a density nine times lower than that of the unprotected waters of exclusive economic zones.