by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Many managers of marine protected areas have limited formal training in MPA management. In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), for example, it is often the case that MPA managers have received their training at wildlife management colleges, with little instruction in...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Editor’s note: The following letter is from Pierre Kleiber, a fishery biologist based in Honolulu, Hawai’i (USA). He writes in response to two articles that have recently appeared in MPA News: one on the decline in population of large oceanic predators...
by John Davis | Oct 15, 2003
Madagascar to designate three MPAs; Senegal designates four Coinciding with the World Parks Congress last month, leaders of Madagascar and Senegal announced designation efforts for new MPAs in their national waters. President Ravalomanana of Madagascar declared intent...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2003
Tunas, sharks, sea turtles, and other large oceanic predators concentrate in diversity “hotspots” much like those that exist on land, according to new research by a team of German and Canadian scientists. The distinct locations at which these hotspots...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2003
BOX: The Mediterranean – A Semi-Enclosed Sea Rich in Biodiversity, Culture, and MPA Initiatives “The Mediterranean Sea is a place of paradox and surprises. Despite many people’s image of the area as being vastly overpopulated, with built up...
