by John Davis | Sep 15, 2008
This month marks the 100th issue of MPA News. From the publication of our first issue nearly a decade ago, the field of marine protected areas has changed in significant ways. Some of these changes have been technological – including new, sophisticated software...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2008
US President George W. Bush has directed his administration to assess whether large marine areas under US jurisdiction in the central and western Pacific should receive greater protection, such as through designation as MPAs. In the central Pacific, this includes the...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2008
Editor’s note: Juan Carlos Huitron Baca is subdirector of Isla Mujeres-Cancún National Park in Mexico. By Juan Carlos Huitron Baca Isla Mujeres and Cancún, on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, are popular destinations for tourists from all around the world....
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2008
Editor’s note: The authors of this essay – Mary Lawrence, Dave Sully, John Beumer, and Dawn Couchman – are all with the Queensland (Australia) Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. By Mary Lawrence, Dave Sully, John Beumer, and Dawn...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2008
First call for oral presentations at International Marine Conservation Congress The International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC), to occur 20-24 May 2009, has announced its first call for oral presentations, posters, and 4-minute “speed...
