Marine Protected Areas – the national parks of the sea - promise to save our oceans, but do they work?

Are they protecting marine life or just drawing lines on a map? Some say they are our best hope for ocean recovery. Others argue they’re just too difficult to enforce and threaten livelihoods.

What are they, who do they serve and what could they become?

This talk is presented as part of Big Blue Ideas, a new series from the Australian National Maritime Museum in partnership with the Minderoo Foundation about the future of our ocean.

Emily Jateff, museum curator of Ocean Science and Technology will moderate a conversation between panellists:

• David Booth | Professor of Marine Ecology at UTS

• Camille Comtat | Manager, Biodiversity and Habitats at Minderoo