Why Are Marine Protected Areas Important?

Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Octavio Aburto is passionate about using science to support marine conservation. In this first episode of Wavelengths, Scripps alumna Kate Furby talks to Aburto about his work on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), fisheries, and coastal habitats. For the past two decades, Aburto has been working in Cabo Pulmo, a small marine reserve in Baja California Sur, Mexico, where conservation efforts have allowed fish to replenish and recover, benefiting the ocean environment and the economy.
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