…preferences for that site and the site’s conservation value. The paper is at www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X12000711. Tested by Teh in Malaysia, PASI…
Australia to Assess 11 Potential MPA Sites
…Australian waters — the first step toward potential designation of these sites as marine protected areas. The sites include shoals,…
Measuring the Effects of Marine Reserves on Fisheries: The Dilemmas of Experimental Programs
…sites – that is, fished sites that are otherwise equivalent to closed areas – against which to evaluate reserves. Although…
“Naturalness” and MPAs: Scientists Discuss Protection for Last Undisturbed Ocean Sites
…of MPAs in protecting remaining undegraded sites. Exploitation of natural ecosystems Naturalness carries benefits. Relatively undisturbed marine sites may hold…
Bringing MPAs Online: The Use of Webcams for Education, Monitoring, and Other Purposes
…station, refreshed every 15 minutes. Its website (http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/macca/default.asp) also offers a selection of photos of extreme weather days on-site, including…
Letter to the Editor
…Density, biomass, and average size of organisms were not significantly different in the reserve site compared to the control site…
Marine Mammal Protected Areas: What Makes Them Special, and How Their Management Can Be Advanced
…can have high site-fidelity, and the geographic scale of management actions will necessarily be very site-specific. In contrast, for marine…
Project Is Underway to Create Global MPA Database
…some sites not included in the original inventory, and contains more detail on each site. When complete, MPA Global is…
Perspective: What does Brexit mean for UK MPAs?
…50% of our sites were set up under EU laws? Designation of the UK’s first large, significant MPAs started because…
Assessing Tsunami Damage to Indian Ocean MPAs: Efforts Underway to Find Answers Amid Chaos
…Programme, applied the methodology in rapid assessments of six sites, including a no-take MPA – Hikkaduwa National Park. The sites…