by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Commercial and recreational fishing should be banned in nearly one third of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to protect the range of reef and non-reef species and communities, according to a draft zoning plan released by the Australian Government on June 2. The...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
When deciding where to site new marine protected areas, planners often consider the “naturalness” of a location – its relative lack of disturbance or degradation by humans. Reasons for using this criterion vary from economic to scientific, and from...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Editor’s note: Claire Braund, author of the following perspective piece, is a director of The Regional Institute, a non-profit organization in New South Wales (Australia) that works to improve public access to research and educational information. Two years ago,...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Volunteer ranger killed in Philippines Sixto Atienza, 44-year-old director of a team of volunteer rangers who enforced fisheries regulations and MPAs in Balayan Bay, Philippines, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant on May 3. In his two years as leader of the...
