The value of many small vs. few large marine protected areas in the Western Solomon Islands

Aswani, Shankar; Hamilton, Richard

Title: The value of many small vs. few large marine protected areas in the Western Solomon Islands
Creator: Aswani, Shankar
Creator: Hamilton, Richard
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2004
Date: 2004
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/440050
Identifier: vital:73731
Description: Scientists and policy makers are universally promoting marine protected areas (MPAs) as a fisheries and ecosystem management tool. Experts generally agree that MPAs, particularly fully protected “no-take” zones, can enhance spawning stock biomass, allow for larval dispersal and the export of adults to adjacent non-protected areas, maintain species diversity, preserve habitat, and sustain ecosystem function (eg Bergen and Carr 2003; Johnson et al. 1999; Russ and Alcala 1999). In the case of tropical multi-species fisheries, in which absolute yields are difficult to predict and in which there are multiple users and fishing techniques, marine reserves also can act as precautionary tools to prevent overexploitation. Considering that orthodox fisheries management strategies have generally failed to prevent overfishing globally, the inception of MPAs as a management tool is of particular preventive significance (Russ 2002). Proponents of MPAs have broadly debated the appropriate size and number of MPAs that should be established in order to produce what a particular management prescription proposes to deliver. Some scientists argue that for MPAs to be effective they should cover areas in the magnitude of hundreds or even thousands of square miles, depending upon the type of environment (eg Beattie et al. 2002; Man et al. 1995; Walters 2000). Others have suggested that from a fisheries enhancement perspective, many small reserves in a network are preferred over fewer, larger reserves (eg Roberts et al. 2003). Other debates have centred on how much attention should be paid to science-driven vs. stakeholder-driven considerations when designing MPAs (eg Agardy 1997; Alder et al. 2002; Christie et al. 2003; Jones 2002).
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Format: 1 online resource (12 pages)
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Publisher: SPC Division of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystem
Language: English
Relation: Traditional marine resource management and knowledge information bulletin
Relation: Aswani, S., and Hamilton, R. (2004). The value of many small v. few large marine protected areas in the Western Solomon Islands. Traditional marine resource management and knowledge information bulletin, 16, 3-14
Relation: Traditional marine resource management and knowledge information bulletin volume 16 p. 3 2004 1025-7497
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