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We thank the authors of Sala et al.1 for constructive discussions in the development of this paper, as well as A. MacNeil, B. Fulton and one anonymous reviewer for their comments.
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Ovando, D., Liu, O., Molina, R. et al. Global effects of marine protected areas on food security are unknown. Nature 621, E34–E36 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06493-8
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