by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
The success or failure of a marine protected area often rests on socioeconomic considerations. Humans affect, and are affected by, the natural environment, and society must bear the benefits and costs of marine resource management. Without consideration of social and...
by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
Editor’s note: Bill Ballantine, author of the following perspective piece, is a marine biologist and senior lecturer at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland. Ballantine has advocated the concept of no-take marine reserves since the 1960s, and has...
by John Davis | Jul 15, 2002
Victoria passes MPA legislation In June, the Australian state of Victoria passed legislation to designate a representative system of no-take MPAs covering roughly 5% of the state’s waters. The system will include 13 marine national parks and 11 smaller marine...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Commercial fishermen sometimes suffer financial losses due to the designation of new no-take marine reserves. Their catches may decline, at least in the short term, while trip costs – affected by having to travel to farther fishing holes – may rise. This...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2002
Editor’s note: Tundi Agardy, author of the following perspective piece, is the executive director of Sound Seas, a US-based, independent policy group. Agardy excerpted this piece from a paper she co-wrote with several MPA scientists and practitioners,...
