MPA Perspective: Global Conservation Problem is in the Photos
By Maru Samuels, Iwi Collective Partnership
At the heart of the global conservation debate is conservation itself. There is an ideological conflict in the answer to the question, what is conservation?
Nowhere has the conflict been more evident than in the photos that adorned the Hawai'i Convention Centre, the venue for the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress.
Blue Solution: On Helping Fishermen Reduce Their Impact
By Jorge Antonio Castrejón Pineda, CONANP (adapted by MPA News)
High levels of marine productivity around National Park Isla Isabel — located off Mexico’s west coast — attract fishermen, who have used the park’s 1-km2 island as a temporary campsite for almost 100 years. In recent years, a growing number of fishermen and a lack of regulations on camping increased pressure on the island’s resources. Trees were chopped down for firewood. Native birds and reptiles were exploited. The land was used as an open-air sewer. To make matters worse, conflicts were arising between fishermen and national park operators.
Notes & News, From the MPA News Vault, and Poetry Corner
Canada closes two areas to bottom fishing In September, Fisheries and Oceans Canada banned the use of bottom-contact fishing gear in two areas off the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The closures are designed to protect sensitive benthic areas, particularly the...