In the session “Implementation of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement”, Kerry Howell with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and University of Plymouth, gave a presentation on Tuesday 3rd June (first day) at the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC) 2025 in Nice, France.

Kerry presented her global scale habitat maps produced under the MISSION ATLANTIC project, highlighting how these maps can be used to support use of Area Based Management Tools and design of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) networks in data poor Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ).

New Map presented by Kerry Howell at OOSC 2025

Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661123000599 McQuaid, K.A., Bridges, A.E., Howell, K.L., Gandra, T.B., de Souza, V., Currie, J.C., Hogg, O.T., Pearman, T.R., Bell, J.B., Atkinson, L.J. and Baum, D., 2023. Broad-scale benthic habitat classification of the South Atlantic. Progress in oceanography, 214, p.103016