by John Davis | Dec 15, 2003
The list of potential benefits from closing ocean areas to extractive uses include the conservation of biodiversity within these reserves and the improvement of conditions for fisheries outside of them – the latter owing to the export of larvae and spillover of...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2003
By Trevor Willis, Russell Millar, Russ Babcock & Nick Tolimieri Many recent scientific papers on the subject of marine reserve effects contain statements within their introductions along the lines of “It is well known that exploited species exhibit increases...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2003
By Fiona Gell and Callum Roberts Some scientists point out, rightly, that most studies of marine reserves employ designs which cannot unequivocally deliver a verdict on whether they work. Many studies compare a single reserve with one or more control sites. Since in...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2003
The World Heritage Convention, adopted in 1972 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), seeks to protect the world’s most important cultural and natural heritage. In designating more than 700 locales as World Heritage...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2003
Re-zoning plan for Great Barrier Reef delivered to Australian Parliament The enormous effort to re-zone the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (MPA News 4:11 and 5:1) is now one step closer to completion. On December 3, Australian Environment Minister David Kemp delivered...
