by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Commercial fishermen sometimes suffer financial losses due to the designation of new no-take marine reserves. Their catches may decline, at least in the short term, while trip costs – affected by having to travel to farther fishing holes – may rise. This...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Editor’s note: Tundi Agardy, author of the following perspective piece, is the executive director of Sound Seas, a US-based, independent policy group. Agardy excerpted this piece from a paper she co-wrote with several MPA scientists and practitioners,...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Editor’s note: Pascale Baelde, author of the following perspective piece, is a senior research fellow in fisheries at the School of Resource, Environmental and Heritage Sciences, University of Canberra (Australia). The piece is based on a report she co-authored...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Reform of EU fisheries policy to include closures In late May, the European Commission unveiled initial plans for a major overhaul of EU fisheries policy, including a call for cutting some national fleets by as much as 60 percent. The measures threaten to put...
