Marine protected areas are one widely used conservation tool intended to reduce anthropogenic pressures, particularly fishing activities. However, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated, or they are found to provide insufficient or only partial protection from threats such as fisheries interactions. Marine protected areas are one widely used conservation tool intended to reduce anthropogenic pressures, particularly fishing activities. However, their effectiveness is rarely evaluated, or they are found to provide insufficient or only partial protection from threats such as fisheries interactions. Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories