Notes & news: Scotland – US MPA nominations – High seas – Caribbean – Integrating people and MPAs – Status of US MPA coverage – MPA Campaign Tracker – Poverty alleviation
Scotland designates 30 new MPAs In July, Scotland announced its designation of 30 new marine protected areas. The spate of designations is aimed at protecting a range of habitats and species while allowing sustainable use of the sea where possible, including fishing....
Mismatches between the scale of ecosystems and the scale of management: How practitioners are addressing this challenge
Marine ecosystem processes, as well as the various natural and human factors that influence those ecosystems, often operate at regional and global scales. Marine larvae can travel hundreds of kilometers before settling. Some adult marine organisms travel across...
Tundi’s Take: Are we too preoccupied with scale?
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor
Mismatch of scale is the thorn in the side of marine managers. Can we do what we need to do to achieve EBM at the scale required? Or will we always fall short?
Perspective: Navigating long time horizons and uncertainty in planning
By Jennie Hoffman
I have heard it argued that many planning horizons are too short to effectively incorporate climate change. How can a five-year recovery plan, for example, deal with changes that aren't expected to manifest for 30 or 50 years – particularly when there is uncertainty about exactly when and how those changes will play out?