{"id":9559,"date":"2016-03-15T12:56:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T11:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=9559"},"modified":"2022-09-05T10:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:26:31","slug":"fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.conservation.org\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-10-at-12.52.06.png\" alt=\"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A ban on commercial fishing in one of the world\u2019s most significant hotspots\u00a0of marine biodiversity appears to be working, <a href=\"http:\/\/usa.oceana.org\/publications\/reports\/global-fishing-watch-reveals-fisheries-management-success-phoenix-islands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a new report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The proof is in the pictures \u2014 in this case, satellite images compiled by <a href=\"http:\/\/globalfishingwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Fishing Watch<\/a>, a web-based platform developed by the marine conservation organization\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/usa.oceana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oceana<\/a>, in partnership with Google and <a href=\"http:\/\/skytruth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyTruth<\/a>.<span id=\"more-24302\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The hotspot\u00a0in question, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservation.org\/projects\/Pages\/phoenix-islands-protected-area.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Islands Protected Area<\/a> (PIPA) \u2014 a Montana-sized swath of ocean set aside as a marine protected area by the island nation of Kiribati in 2006 \u2014 was declared off-limits to all commercial fishing in 2015. According to the report, Global Fishing Watch revealed a stark reduction in the number of fishing vessels detected there\u00a0after the policy was enacted.<\/p>\n<p>Located within the Republic of Kiribati in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, boasting more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full article: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.conservation.org\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds | Human Nature &#8211; Conservation International Blog<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located within the Republic of Kiribati in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, boasting more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,534,267],"tags":[756,757],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-10-at-12.52.06.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"846\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"453\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Travindy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Travindy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb\"},\"headline\":\"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\"},\"wordCount\":187,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"fishing\",\"marine reserves\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Environmental issues\",\"News\",\"Water\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\",\"name\":\"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"description\":\"sustainable tourism consulting, news and resources\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Travindy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travindy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb\",\"name\":\"Travindy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Travindy\"},\"description\":\"Travindy is an independent website featuring news and opinion on all issues to do with tourism and sustainability. Written primarily for an industry audience, our aim is to support the transformation of the sector into one that is regenerative, restorative and fully inclusive.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travindy\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/author\/travindy\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds","description":"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds","og_description":"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.","og_url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/","og_site_name":"Travindy","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","article_published_time":"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":846,"height":453,"url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-10-at-12.52.06.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Travindy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@travindy","twitter_site":"@Travindy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Travindy","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/"},"author":{"name":"Travindy","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb"},"headline":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds","datePublished":"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/"},"wordCount":187,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization"},"keywords":["fishing","marine reserves"],"articleSection":["Environmental issues","News","Water"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/","name":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-03-15T11:56:54+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-05T09:26:31+00:00","description":"The Phoenix Islands are one of Earth\u2019s last intact oceanic coral archipelago ecosystems, with more than 120 species of coral and 514 species of reef fish.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/03\/fishing-ban-in-remote-pacific-waters-is-working-report-finds-human-nature-conservation-international-blog\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fishing ban in remote Pacific waters is working, report finds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/","name":"Travindy","description":"sustainable tourism consulting, news and resources","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Travindy","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-travindy-logo-square.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Travindy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travindy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/79576b26c03e84ac969c6cf7ad8118bb","name":"Travindy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7e8e24b511c9178e320b9eb2226dadb1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Travindy"},"description":"Travindy is an independent website featuring news and opinion on all issues to do with tourism and sustainability. Written primarily for an industry audience, our aim is to support the transformation of the sector into one that is regenerative, restorative and fully inclusive.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/travindy","https:\/\/twitter.com\/travindy"],"url":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/author\/travindy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53468,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559\/revisions\/53468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}