by John Davis | Nov 15, 2002
Knowledge of how people interact with each other and with their environment is a necessary component of effective resource policy. Policymaking, including for MPAs, appears to be most informed and innovative when it is open to the views and experience of all...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2002
Marion Howard is MPA advisor for CORALINA, a Colombian government agency that manages the natural resources and sustainable development of Colombia’s San Andres Archipelago, designated by UNESCO in 2000 as the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve. Howard has been...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2002
Mexican government officials reached agreement with shrimp trawlers in late October in a contentious dispute over fishing restrictions in a marine reserve. The agreement, which allows trawlers to resume harvesting shrimp in the Upper Gulf of California and Colorado...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2002
Dear MPA News: In the lead article in the October 2002 MPA News (“Measuring the Effects of Marine Reserves on Fisheries: The Dilemmas of Experimental Programs”), Ray Hilborn raised concern about the design of appropriate experiments to evaluate the impact...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2002
Leasing submerged lands: new conservation tool? Leasing or acquiring submerged lands may provide a valuable new tool for coastal and marine conservation, particularly when paired with shellfish restoration, according to a new report from The Nature Conservancy (TNC),...
