Rebuilding marine life

Carlos M. Duarte (), Susana Agusti, Edward Barbier, Gregory L. Britten, Juan Carlos Castilla, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Robinson W. Fulweiler, Terry P. Hughes, Nancy Knowlton, Catherine E. Lovelock, Heike K. Lotze, Milica Predragovic, Elvira Poloczanska, Callum Roberts and Boris Worm
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Carlos M. Duarte: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Susana Agusti: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Gregory L. Britten: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Juan Carlos Castilla: Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and Centro Interdisciplinario de Cambio Global, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jean-Pierre Gattuso: Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Sorbonne Université, CNRS
Robinson W. Fulweiler: Boston University
Terry P. Hughes: James Cook University
Nancy Knowlton: Smithsonian Institution
Catherine E. Lovelock: The University of Queensland
Heike K. Lotze: Dalhousie University
Milica Predragovic: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Elvira Poloczanska: Integrative Ecophysiology
Callum Roberts: University of York
Boris Worm: Dalhousie University

Nature, 2020, vol. 580, issue 7801, 39-51

Abstract: Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. Achieving this goal will require rebuilding the marine life-support systems that deliver the many benefits that society receives from a healthy ocean. Here we document the recovery of marine populations, habitats and ecosystems following past conservation interventions. Recovery rates across studies suggest that substantial recovery of the abundance, structure and function of marine life could be achieved by 2050, if major pressures—including climate change—are mitigated. Rebuilding marine life represents a doable Grand Challenge for humanity, an ethical obligation and a smart economic objective to achieve a sustainable future.

Date: 2020
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