by John Davis | May 15, 2004
The largest marine protected area in the world now also includes the largest network of no-take areas. In late March, the Australian Parliament passed a bill to re-zone the multiple-use Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, setting aside one-third of the 344,000-km2 park as...
by John Davis | May 15, 2004
Discussions of MPAs often focus on the management of fishing inside and outside of protected areas. But the growing presence of another extractive sector – the offshore petroleum industry – contributes its own set of interactions with MPAs, both negative...
by John Davis | May 15, 2004
This May, a new guidebook on measuring the management effectiveness of MPAs is scheduled for release. Titled How Is Your MPA Doing?, the book aims to help improve management by offering a framework to identify site goals and analyze how well those goals are being...
by John Davis | May 15, 2004
Caribbean nations meet to build partnerships for marine ecosystem management As part of a Caribbean-wide project to encourage sustainable development through integrated watershed and marine ecosystem-based management, representatives of more than 20 nations met in...
