Revisiting UK Marine Protected Areas governance: A case study of a collaborative approach to managing an English MPA

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1829-1835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean‐Luc Solandt ◽  
Stephen K. Pikesley ◽  
Colin Trundle ◽  
Matthew J. Witt
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Collaborative Approach

scholarly journals Recognizing peripheral ecosystems in marine protected areas: A case study of golden jellyfish lakes in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 110700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diede L. Maas ◽  
Agustin Capriati ◽  
Awaludinnoer Ahmad ◽  
Mark V. Erdmann ◽  
Machiel Lamers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas

Is Capacity Building Important in Policy Development for Sustainability? A Case Study Using Action Plans for Sustainable Marine Protected Areas in Belize

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. James C. Crabbe ◽  
Edwin Martinez ◽  
Christina Garcia ◽  
Juan Chub ◽  
Leonardo Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Action Plans

scholarly journals Optimizing enforcement and compliance in offshore marine protected areas: a case study from Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Arias ◽  
Robert L. Pressey ◽  
Rhondda E. Jones ◽  
Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero ◽  
Joshua E. Cinner
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Illegal Fishing ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Cocos Island

AbstractIllegal exploitation of resources is a cause of environmental degradation worldwide. The effectiveness of conservation initiatives such as marine protected areas relies on users' compliance with regulations. Although compliance can be motivated by social norms (e.g. peer pressure and legitimacy), some enforcement is commonly necessary. Enforcement is expensive, particularly in areas far from land, but costs can be reduced by optimizing enforcement. We present a case study of how enforcement could be optimized at Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica, an offshore protected area and World Heritage Site. By analysing patrol records we determined the spatial and temporal distribution of illegal fishing and its relationship to patrol effort. Illegal fishing was concentrated on a seamount within the Park and peaked during the third year-quarter, probably as a result of oceanographic conditions. The lunar cycle in conjunction with the time of year significantly influenced the occurrence of incursions. The predictability of illegal fishing in space and time facilitates the optimization of patrol effort. Repeat offenders are common in the Park and we suggest that unenforced regulations and weak governance are partly to blame. We provide recommendations for efficient distribution of patrol effort in space and time, establishing adequate governance and policy, and designing marine protected areas to improve compliance. Our methods and recommendations are applicable to other protected areas and managed natural resources.

scholarly journals Utility of primary scientific literature to environmental managers: an international case study on coral-dominated marine protected areas

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cvitanovic ◽  
Christopher Fulton ◽  
Shaun Wilson ◽  
Lorrae van Kerkhoff ◽  
Ingrid Cripps ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Efficient Integration

Integration of scientific information into the decision-making process for the management of marine resources remains a significant challenge, with the inaccessibility of primary scientific literature to environmental practitioners identified as a key limiting factor. Here, we quantify the use of primary scientific literature in environmental management plans, and explore potential barriers to the efficient integration of such scientific information into the decision-making process. Through a case study of coral dominated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) spanning three countries (Australia, Kenya and Belize), we find that primary scientific literature represents only 14% of information cited in management plans. Such a low proportion is likely to be symptomatic of several issues regarding the accessibility of primary scientific literature to MPA managers, such as: 1. Long publication times for articles (average 40.2 ± 1.8 months); 2. Subscription-only access (up to 56% of articles behind paywalls); and/or 3. Poor articulation of management implications (only 19% of articles provided clear outcomes relevant to management). Such impediments can undermine the adaptive governance of MPAs, so we suggest improvements to knowledge transfer among scientists and managers via a diversity of approaches including knowledge brokers, boundary organisations, knowledge co-production and management-orientated summaries in research articles.

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