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Vertical zoning of MPAs: When it is appropriate, when it is not, and how science is changing our understanding

Vertical zoning of MPAs: When it is appropriate, when it is not, and how science is changing our understanding

by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017

For a marine protected area to be effective means it is successfully addressing threats to the features the MPA was designed to protect. So if an MPA is designed specifically to protect a certain benthic community — like a deep-sea coral reef — then it is effective if...
Vertical zoning of MPAs: When it is appropriate, when it is not, and how science is changing our understanding

Opponents of US marine national monuments are moving to roll them back, strip fishing restrictions

by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017

Last November, MPA News speculated on whether the election of Donald Trump as US President would bring a rollback of MPAs — specifically the large marine national monuments that former President Barack Obama designated or expanded under the US Antiquities Act. (These...
Vertical zoning of MPAs: When it is appropriate, when it is not, and how science is changing our understanding

MPA Science Corner: MPA accountability – Protection Equality metric

by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017

Article: “Marine protected areas need accountability not wasted dollars”, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 27, 4 – 9 (2017) Finding: MPAs are largely assessed on a single numerical target (total area), and inconsistent self-identification...
Vertical zoning of MPAs: When it is appropriate, when it is not, and how science is changing our understanding

Notes & news: IMPAC4 website – France – Great Barrier Reef – MPAs and livelihoods – Preventing paper parks – Rating MPAs – Conservation boot camp – MPA News vault

by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017

Are you looking for the IMPAC4 website? The Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) will be held 4-8 September 2017 in La Serena – Coquimbo, Chile. Are you looking for the official website? Click here. The Google search engine is not yet ranking...

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