Strengthening Science-Based Marine Protected Area Network Design in the ASEAN

Q-quatics participated in the ASEAN ENMAPS Project Mapper’s Meeting held on 25–26 March 2026 at the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. The meeting brought together GIS specialists, scientists, and technical focal persons to review and consolidate key datasets supporting Marine Protected Area (MPA) network planning across…

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Taking seriously the explanations on shrinking fish in a warming world

As climate change continues to warm and deoxygenate ocean water, the size of fish, aquatic molluscs and crustaceans is showing a concerning reduction pattern. This pattern manifests a life history in which the animals exposed to rising temperatures grow fast when they are young but mature at smaller sizes than before and their…

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