by John Davis | Jul 15, 2003
Coalition launches effort to establish West African MPA network A coalition of environment and fisheries ministers from West African nations have agreed to establish a network of national and transboundary MPAs in the region and restore fisheries to sustainable...
by John Davis | Jul 15, 2003
Dear MPA News: The worldwide clarion call for “no-take zones” has me worried. Have we so failed in management that we must now totally close MPAs to fishing and other uses? Controlled and balanced use of resources through management programs used to be our...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Commercial and recreational fishing should be banned in nearly one third of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to protect the range of reef and non-reef species and communities, according to a draft zoning plan released by the Australian Government on June 2. The...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
When deciding where to site new marine protected areas, planners often consider the “naturalness” of a location – its relative lack of disturbance or degradation by humans. Reasons for using this criterion vary from economic to scientific, and from...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Editor’s note: Claire Braund, author of the following perspective piece, is a director of The Regional Institute, a non-profit organization in New South Wales (Australia) that works to improve public access to research and educational information. Two years ago,...
