Vulnerability of different types of fishers to potential implementation of a management plan in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Maldives

The Cayos Cochinos, a set of two small islands (Cayo Menor and Cayo Mayor) and thirteen coral cays located off the north coast of Honduras, are picturesque in their postcard beauty. A Google search brings up descriptions of the islands as "diamonds in the rough," "a divers' and snorkelers' paradise," "the most stunning scenery ever to behold," "a private paradise." The archipelago's beauty is undeniable, yet the costs of "protecting" its natural attractions are high, especially to the Afro-indigenous Garifuna who have relied on the area's resources since their arrival in the early 1800s. This article addresses the challenges to Garifuna culture and traditions-particularly the practice of fishing-created by the establishment of the Cayos Cochinos Marine Protected Area (CCMPA), and the promotion of ecotourism as a replacement livelihood strategy through the 2004-2009 CCMPA management plan.

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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Inside and Outside a Caribbean Marine Protected Area

10.1101/241562 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Erika Gress ◽

Maria J Arroyo-Gerez ◽

Georgina Wright ◽

Dominic A Andradi-Brown

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Fish Species ◽

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Large Body ◽

Management Plan ◽

Ecological Communities ◽

Reef Management ◽

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems ◽

Shallow Reef

AbstractRecent widespread shallow coral reef loss has led to calls for more holistic approaches to coral reef management, requiring inclusion of all ecosystems interacting with coral reefs in management plans. Yet almost all current reef management is biased towards shallow reefs, and overlooks that many reef species can also be found on mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs 30 −150 m). This study presents the first detailed quantitative characterisation of MCEs off Cozumel, in the Mexican Caribbean and provides insights into their general state. We investigate whether MCEs within the marine park have similar ecological communities to mesophotic reefs outside protection, despite widely recognised shallow reef impacts outside the protected area. Results show some taxon specific differences in MCE benthic communities between sites within the protected area and areas outside; although overall communities are similar. Regardless of protection and location, and in contrast to shallow reefs, all observed Cozumel MCEs were continuous reefs dominated by calcareous macroalgae, sponges, octocorals, and black corals. Hard corals were present on MCEs, but at low abundance. We found that 42.5 % of fish species recorded on Cozumel could be found on both shallow reefs and MCEs, including many commercially-important fish species. This suggest that MCEs may play a role in supporting fish populations. However, regardless of protection status and depth we found that large-body fishes (>500 mm) were nearly absent at all studied sites. MCEs should be incorporated into the existing shallow-reef focused management plan in Cozumel, with well informed and implemented fisheries and harvesting regulations.

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Registros de mamíferos presentes en el Área Marina Costera Protegida de Múltiples Usos Lafken Mapu Lahual, sur de Chile

Revista de biología marina y oceanografía ◽

10.22370/rbmo.2021.56.2.3061 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 167-171

Author(s):

Jaime R. Rau ◽

Carlos Oyarzún ◽

Jonnathan Vilugrón ◽

Jaime A. Cursach ◽

Claudio N. Tobar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Management Plan ◽

Observation Point ◽

Southern Chile ◽

Biodiversity Monitoring ◽

Sea Lion ◽

Mammal Species ◽

Coastal Marine ◽

Migratory Route

The Lafken Mapu Lahual Coastal Marine Protected Area of Multiple Uses (Lafken Mapu Lahual), Osorno coast, southern Chile, is one of the first protected areas created in Chile during 2006, but only in 2019 its Management Plan was presented. This study provides information on its marine mammal species to be used in future biodiversity monitoring plans. The sighted mammals were recorded and counted through 18 navigation tracks and one observation point in the 2014-2015 austral breeding season. Five species were recorded systematically (one whale species, two dolphin species, one marine otter species and a one sea lion species). Two of them (Lontra felina and Balaenoptera musculus) are classified by the IUCN in the conservation category corresponding to Endangered. Laken Mapu Lahual is an important area for the species of whales that use it for their migratory route to the south of Chile.

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Co-management Economic Solutions for Marine Protected Area in Punta Cana: a Study of Key Players and Potential Partnerships in Conserving the Coastal Marine Ecosystem

UF Journal of Undergraduate Research ◽

10.32473/ufjur.v21i1.108911 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jahza Reytai Khoo Klochko ◽

Brendan Francis

Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Marine Ecosystem ◽

Management Plan ◽

Coastal Marine Ecosystem ◽

Coastal Marine ◽

Coral Health ◽

The Government ◽

Tourism And Hospitality

A comprehensive research study of Cabeza de Toro and Punta Cana’s fishing and tourism industries reveal viability of economic solutions between the hospitality industry, fishermen, and the government to reduce practices harmful to the coastal marine ecosystem. Recent research studies of Punta Cana and Cabeza de Toro’s coastal marine ecosystem demonstrate diminishing coral coverage and reduced fish populations. Causes for the decline of the coastal marine ecosystem include overfishing, illegal fishing of species conducive to coral health, and the destruction of mangrove sanctuaries. By methods of survey and in-person interview, researchers gathered data on over 20% of Cabeza de Toro’s fisherman population with the intent of further developing a co-management plan for the recently established marine protected area. Data collection included qualitative and quantitative research into income and livelihoods of Cabeza de Toro fishermen, fishing practices, interest in alternative work opportunities, and strength of social responsibility and environmental beliefs. Findings demonstrate that viable economic applications exist in forging partnerships between fishermen, the tourism and hospitality industries, and the local

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Polychaetes from Burdwood Bank: “Namuncurá I” Marine Protected Area and slope, SW Atlantic Ocean

Revista de Biología Tropical ◽

10.15517/rbt.v67is5.38937 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (S5) ◽

pp. S119-S135 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Claudia Bremec ◽

Rodolfo Elías ◽

Sofía Calla ◽

Gabriel Genzano ◽

Alejandro Puente-Tapia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Similarity Index ◽

Management Plan ◽

Transition Area ◽

Sw Atlantic ◽

Depth Buffer ◽

And Cluster Analysis ◽

Burdwood Bank

Introduction: The first open-sea (non-coastal) Marine Protected Area in Argentina, named “Namuncurá I” (NMPA), was created in 2013 at Burdwood Bank (BB), an undersea plateau located about 200 km south from Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) and 150 km east from Staten Island, SW Atlantic Ocean. It comprises three different management areas: the central one (“core”, strict protection, only control and monitoring activities), surrounded by a “buffer” area (authorized activities, e.g. scientific research) and an external “transition” area (productive and extractive activities contemplated in the Management Plan). Beyond the transition area, only the southern shelf-break is protected, after the creation of the “Namuncurá II” MPA in December 2018. Objective: provide the inventory of polychaetes collected during 2016 and 2017 at the core (98 m depth), buffer (128 m depth), transition (133 m-189 m depth) areas of the Namuncurá I MPA, together with slope areas (220 m-798 m depth). Methods: taken with a trawl net used to characterize the faunal assemblages and to compare results with other Magellan areas. Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and Cluster Analysis (CA) were applied to a Bray-Curtis similarity index to assess polychaete assemblages in the NMPA - BB slope and Magellan region respectively; SIMPER (Similarity Percentage Analyses) and ANOSIM (Analysis of Similarities) were performed. Results: A total of 918 individuals, which correspond to 39 taxa distributed in 22 families, were recorded in samples from NMPA and BB slope, mainly epibenthic or associated with the large corals collected. Ampharete kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885; Hyalinoecia artifex Verrill, 1880; Idanthyrsus macropaleus (Schmarda, 1861); Laetmonice producta Grube, 1877; Onuphis pseudoiridescens Averincev, 1972; Pista mirabilis McIntosh 1885 and Terebellides malvinensis Bremec & Elias, 1999 constitute new records for Burdwood Bank. A similar polychaete assemblage characterized the three areas of NMPA and slope locations, while H. artifex characterized locations at the NW deepest slope of the bank. Conclusions: These results indicate strong connections between the fauna collected at NMPA and the polychaetes assemblage in other Magellan areas dominated by soft bottoms. The biogeographic importance of the BB as connection for benthic polychaete species between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula merits future investigation.

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Seagrass amphipod assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area: a multiscale approach

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps10776 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 506 ◽

pp. 175-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

N Sturaro ◽

G Lepoint ◽

A Pérez-Perera ◽

S Vermeulen ◽

P Panzalis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Multiscale Approach

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Habitat use of toothed whales in a marine protected area based on point process models

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps12820 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 609 ◽

pp. 239-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

TL Silva ◽

G Fay ◽

TA Mooney ◽

J Robbins ◽

MT Weinrich ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Point Process ◽

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

Process Models ◽

Point Process Models

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Participatory Mapping in Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (USA)

Case Studies in the Environment ◽

10.1525/cse.2017.000661 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

John Harner ◽

Lee Cerveny ◽

Rebecca Gronewold

Keyword(s):

Land Management ◽

Planning Process ◽

Management Plan ◽

Bureau Of Land Management ◽

National Monument ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Different Types ◽

Us Forest Service ◽

Natural Resource Managers

Natural resource managers need up-to-date information about how people interact with public lands and the meanings these places hold for use in planning and decision-making. This case study explains the use of public participatory Geographic Information System (GIS) to generate and analyze spatial patterns of the uses and values people hold for the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado. Participants drew on maps and answered questions at both live community meetings and online sessions to develop a series of maps showing detailed responses to different types of resource uses and landscape values. Results can be disaggregated by interaction types, different meaningful values, respondent characteristics, seasonality, or frequency of visit. The study was a test for the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, who jointly manage the monument as they prepare their land management plan. If the information generated is as helpful throughout the entire planning process as initial responses seem, this protocol could become a component of the Bureau’s planning tool kit.

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What Values Do Tourists Place on a Marine Protected Area? White Shark Cage-Dive Tourists and the Neptune Islands

Tourism in Marine Environments ◽

10.3727/154427319x15567690274868 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 19-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kirin Apps ◽

Kay Dimmock ◽

David J. Lloyd ◽

Charlie Huveneers

Keyword(s):

Protected Area ◽

Marine Protected Area ◽

White Shark

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