The Impact of Marine Litter in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Mediterranean Sea: How Can We Protect MPAs?

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-128
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Fossi ◽  
Cristina Panti
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Litter ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Human Recreational Activities in Marine Protected Areas: What Lessons Should Be Learnt in the Mediterranean Sea?

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (s1) ◽  
pp. 280-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Milazzo ◽  
Renato Chemello ◽  
Fabio Badalamenti ◽  
Raffaele Camarda ◽  
Silvano Riggio
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Recreational Activities ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Social equity and marine protected areas: Perceptions of small-scale fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 108531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Bennett ◽  
Antonio Calò ◽  
Antonio Di Franco ◽  
Federico Niccolini ◽  
Daniela Marzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Mediterranean

Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea: Objectives, Effectiveness and Monitoring

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (s1) ◽  
pp. 190-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simonetta Fraschetti ◽  
Antonio Terlizzi ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi ◽  
Ferdinando Boero
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Importance of coastal Marine Protected Areas for the conservation of pelagic seabirds: The case of Vulnerable yelkouan shearwaters in the Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 210-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Péron ◽  
David Grémillet ◽  
Aurélien Prudor ◽  
Emeline Pettex ◽  
Claire Saraux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
The Mediterranean

Large marine protected areas (LMPAs) in the Mediterranean Sea: The opportunity of the Adriatic Sea

Marine Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 165-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azzurra Bastari ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Francesco Ferretti ◽  
Antonio Pusceddu ◽  
Carlo Cerrano
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Conservation and restoration of marine forests in the Mediterranean Sea and the potential role of Marine Protected Areas

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Gianni ◽  
Fabrizio Bartolini ◽  
Laura Airoldi ◽  
Enric Ballesteros ◽  
Patrice Francour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Coastal Development ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Artificial Restoration

Cystoseira species are some of the most important marine ecosystem-engineers, forming extended canopies comparable to land forests. Such forests are sensitive to human disturbances, like the decrease in water quality, the coastal development and the outbreak of herbivores. Conspicuous historical declines have been reported in many regions and several Cystoseira species are presently protected by European Union (EU) environmental policies. The aim of this work was to synthesize the conservation perspectives of Cystoseira forests in the Mediterranean Sea, focusing on the opportunities offered by artificial restoration and highlighting the potential role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). MPAs give a better protection to healthy forests than non-managed sites and may be a source of propagules for natural recovery and/or for non-destructive artificial restoration of nearby damaged forests. MPAs lacking Cystoseira forests may also represent preferential sites for reforestation. We proposed a flow-chart for the conservation and a reasoned restoration of Cystoseira in the Mediterranean Sea. The successful conservation of Cystoseira forests is still possible, via raising public awareness on the role of Cystoseira and reducing human impacts on coastal ecosystems. Such actions have to be coupled with more specific large-scale management plans, encompassing restoration actions and enforcement of protection within MPAs.

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