by John Davis | Nov 15, 2005
Editor’s note: The authors of the following essay have been involved, directly or indirectly, in processes to plan a system of no-take marine reserves within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (MPA News 4:6) in the US. Michael Robinson is a doctoral...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2005
Editor’s note: Kurt Derbyshire, author of the following essay, is senior policy officer for marine fish habitat with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia. By Kurt Derbyshire The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2005
Canada designates three MPAs following years of cooperative planning Canada has designated three new MPAs along its Atlantic coast. The MPAs at Gilbert Bay, Eastport, and Basin Head protect unique ecosystems, and their designations conclude years of public...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2005
This month’s First International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC1), to be held 23-28 October in Geelong, Australia, is one of the first global conferences devoted solely to the subject of MPAs. Hopefully many more will follow. Unanswered questions still...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2005
Editor’s note: The authors of the following perspective piece all work for Conservation International (CI), an international NGO. Eduard Niesten is director of the Conservation Economics Program at CI’s Center for Applied Biodiversity Science. Richard Rice...