by John Davis | May 15, 2005
Discussions of fishing and MPAs often center on fishing for food, whether conducted for commercial or subsistence reasons. But recreation is an increasingly common purpose of fishing activity, particularly in developed nations. Researchers have estimated that hundreds...
by John Davis | May 15, 2005
Designated: 2004 Description: These are three adjoining, multiple-use marine protected areas, totaling 65,000 km2, in waters of Colombia’s San Andres Archipelago in the southwestern Caribbean. The archipelago as a whole is a UNESCO biosphere reserve (designated...
by John Davis | May 15, 2005
Editor’s note: Magnus Johnson is head of the Scarborough Centre for Coastal Studies, University of Hull (UK). For readers interested in the scientific literature he cites in the following essay, a version containing literature citations is available online. By...
by John Davis | May 15, 2005
Dear MPA News: I was surprised by the Georges Bank scallop example cited by both Halpern and Agardy (MPA News 6:9) in their recent pieces on the fisheries benefits of marine reserves. At first I thought I had missed something, so I looked at the evidence Halpern cited...
by John Davis | May 15, 2005
Website: information on Great Barrier Reef re-zoning The process of re-zoning the 344,000-km2 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park required years of public consultation and planning by officials (MPA News 5:10), culminating in July 2004 when the new zoning plan took effect....
