by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
The success or failure of a marine protected area often rests on socioeconomic considerations. Humans affect, and are affected by, the natural environment, and society must bear the benefits and costs of marine resource management. Without consideration of social and...
by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
Editor’s note: Bill Ballantine, author of the following perspective piece, is a marine biologist and senior lecturer at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland. Ballantine has advocated the concept of no-take marine reserves since the 1960s, and has...
by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
Victoria passes MPA legislation In June, the Australian state of Victoria passed legislation to designate a representative system of no-take MPAs covering roughly 5% of the state’s waters. The system will include 13 marine national parks and 11 smaller marine...
