Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas

Isaac Brito-Morales; David Schoeman; Carissa J Klein; Daniel Dunn; Jason D Everett; Jorge Garcia Molinos; Michael T Burrows; Rosa Mar Dominguez; Hugh P Possingham; Anthony J Richardson

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-421078/v1

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Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas

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Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas

Isaac Brito-Morales, David Schoeman, Carissa J Klein, Daniel Dunn, Jason D Everett, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Michael T Burrows, Rosa Mar Dominguez, Hugh P Possingham and Anthony J Richardson

Research Square, Vol.20 May 2021

Research Square Company

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-421078/v1

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Abstract

Marine species

climate-smart

conventional reserve design

climatesmart networks

Marine species are moving rapidly in response to warming, often in different directions and with variations by location and depth. This poses challenges to conventional reserve design. We develop a three-dimensional planning approach for the high seas that conserves biodiversity, minimises exposure to climate change, retains species within reserve boundaries, and reduces fishing conflict. Resultant climate-smart networks cover 11% of the high seas (5% of the ocean) and represent low-regret conservation options that are the first places to designate as new high-seas marine reserves. With the current push to increase the area of ocean under protection to 30%, we must confront the challenges of climate-smart three-dimensional conservation in the 41% of the ocean that is beyond countries’ jurisdictions.

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Title: Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas
Authors: Isaac Brito-Morales (Author) - The University of Queensland
David Schoeman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Carissa J Klein (Author) - The University of Queensland
Daniel Dunn (Author) - The University of Queensland
Jason D Everett (Author) - The University of Queensland
Jorge Garcia Molinos (Author) - Hokkaido University
Michael T Burrows (Author) - Scottish Association For Marine Science
Rosa Mar Dominguez (Author) - The University of Queensland
Hugh P Possingham (Author) - The University of Queensland
Anthony J Richardson (Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication details: Research Square, Vol.20 May 2021
Publisher: Research Square Company
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-421078/v1
ISSN: 2693-5015
Copyright note: This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License.
Grants: What's the catch? Social and environmental sustainability of seafood, FT200100314, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99534607202621
Output Type: Preprint

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