Marine conservation planning in practice: lessons learned from the Gulf of California

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero ◽  
Robert L. Pressey ◽  
Natalie C. Ban ◽  
Jorge Torre-Cosío ◽  
Octavio Aburto-Oropeza
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Lessons Learned

scholarly journals Integrating Biophysical, Socio-Economic and Governance Principles Into Marine Reserve Design and Management in Mexico: From Theory to Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Précoma-de la Mora ◽  
Nathan J. Bennett ◽  
Stuart Fulton ◽  
Adrian Munguia-Vega ◽  
Cristina Lasch-Thaler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Marine Reserve ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reserve Design ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Marine conservation design and fisheries management are increasingly integrating biophysical, socio-economic and governance considerations. Integrative approaches are adopted to achieve more effective, equitable, inclusive, and robust marine policies and practices. This paper describes a participatory process to co-produce biophysical, socio-economic, and governance principles to guide the design and management of marine reserves in three regions of Mexico: the Pacific region of the Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California, and the Mexican Caribbean. The process of co-producing the principles included convening a coordination team, reviewing the science, convening multi-stakeholder workshops, developing and communicating the principles with key practitioners and policy makers, and supporting uptake and application to policy and practice. Biophysical principles were related to: habitat representation and risk spreading; protecting critical, special and unique areas; incorporating connectivity; allowing time for recovery; adapting to changes in climate and ocean chemistry; and considering threats and opportunities. Socio-economic principles focused on: integrating the social context, local aspirations, and human-environment interactions; considering economic and non-economic uses, promoting an equitable distribution of costs and benefits, and respecting and maintaining cultural identity and diversity. Governance principles prioritized establishing and ensuring legitimacy and institutional continuity; implementing collaborative and adaptive management; and, promoting effective management. The paper also examines early efforts to implement the principles, next steps to promote further uptake and application in Mexico, and lessons learned from the process. Thus it provides insights into a practical process and a set of principles that are valuable to inform marine conservation and fisheries management processes elsewhere.

scholarly journals Linking Habitat and Associated Abiotic Conditions to Predict Fish Hotspots Distribution Areas within La Paz Bay: Evaluating Marine Conservation Areas

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Urcádiz-Cázares ◽  
Víctor Hugo Cruz-Escalona ◽  
Mark S. Peterson ◽  
Rosalía Aguilar-Medrano ◽  
Emigdio Marín-Enríquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Rocky Shores ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Niche Modelling ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Abiotic Conditions ◽  
Presence Data

Hotspots are priority marine or terrestrial areas with high biodiversity where delineation is essential for conservation, but equally important is their linkage to the environmental policies of the overall region. In this study, fish diversity presences were linked to abiotic conditions and different habitat types to reveal multi-species and hotspots models predicted by ecological niche modelling methods within the Bay of La Paz, Mexico (south of Gulf of California). The abiotically suitable areas for 217 fish species were identified based on historical (1975–2020) presence data sets and a set of environmental layers related to distances from mangroves and rocky shores habitats, marine substrate, and bottom geomorphology conditions. Hotspot model distribution was delineated from a multi-species model identifying areas with ≥60 species per hectare and was compared to the marine conservation areas such Balandra Protected Natural Area (BPNA), illustrating how these models can be applied to improve the local regulatory framework. The results indicate that (1) there is a need for the BPNA to be enlarged to capture more of the delineated hotspot areas, and thus an update to the management plan will be required, (2) new conservation areas either adjacent or outside of the established BPNA should be established, or (3) Ramsar sites or other priority areas should be subject to legal recognition and a management plan decreed so that these vital habitats and fish diversity can be better protected.

Incorporating putatively neutral and adaptive genomic data into marine conservation planning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Xuereb ◽  
Cassidy C. D'Aloia ◽  
Marco Andrello ◽  
Louis Bernatchez ◽  
Marie‐Josée Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Marine Conservation

scholarly journals Adaptive marine conservation planning in the face of climate change: What can we learn from physiological, ecological and genetic studies?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. e00566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Rilov ◽  
Antonios D. Mazaris ◽  
Vanessa Stelzenmüller ◽  
Brian Helmuth ◽  
Martin Wahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
The Face

scholarly journals Space invaders; biological invasions in marine conservation planning

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1220-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvaine Giakoumi ◽  
François Guilhaumon ◽  
Salit Kark ◽  
Antonio Terlizzi ◽  
Joachim Claudet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Marine Conservation

Could European marine conservation policy benefit from systematic conservation planning?

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 762-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvaine Giakoumi ◽  
Stelios Katsanevakis ◽  
Vassiliki Vassilopoulou ◽  
Panayotis Panayotidis ◽  
Stefanos Kavadas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Policy ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning

scholarly journals Effective public participation is fundamental for marine conservation - lessons from a large scale MPA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon C. Day
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Public ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Participation Program

The Representative Areas Program (RAP) was, at the time, the most comprehensive process of community involvement and participatory planning for any environmental issue in Australia. The RAP was a key component of the widely acclaimed rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and although completed in 2003, many lessons learned are still relevant today. This paper provides an analysis of the comprehensive public participation program that significantly influenced the final planning outcome. It provides insights into a fundamental component of effective marine planning, assessing what worked well and what did not in terms of public engagement. Some aspects of the public participation program were innovative, and some were more effective than others. The outcome was one-third of the Marine Park was declared as highly protected no-take zones in 2004, with the remainder of the park also zoned to provide lower levels of protection. The methods used to engage the public and the 25 lessons discussed in this paper should be of interest for practitioners, policy makers and academics elsewhere aiming for ‘good practice’ approaches to achieve environmental conservation.

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