Effects of marine protected areas under different management regimes in a hot spot of biodiversity and cumulative impacts from SW Atlantic

2021 ◽  
pp. 101951
Author(s):  
Fabio S. Motta ◽  
Rodrigo L. Moura ◽  
Leonardo M. Neves ◽  
Gabriel R.S. Souza ◽  
Fernando Z. Gibran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Cumulative Impacts ◽  
Management Regimes ◽  
Sw Atlantic

Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54ºS–56ºS)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4878 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-239
Author(s):  
L. SCHEJTER ◽  
G. GENZANO ◽  
C.D. PÉREZ ◽  
F. ACUÑA ◽  
R.T.S. CORDEIRO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Marine Animal ◽  
Sea Anemones ◽  
Sw Atlantic ◽  
Complex Habitat ◽  
Burdwood Bank

In this study we provide an updated checklist of benthic Cnidaria from SW Atlantic Ocean that comprised the Marine Protected Areas Namuncurá I and II, located at Burdwood bank, and other neighbouring locations. A total of 88 taxa was recorded: 36 hydrozoans and 52 anthozoans from which 32 were octocorals, 10 scleractinian corals, 8 sea anemones and 2 zoanthids. Burdwood bank presented the highest richness considering that 87% of the recorded species inhabit this plateau or its slope. Besides some common species widely distributed in the studied sub-areas, at least 24 species represent new distributional records while few were exclusively recorded at Burdwood bank. The inventory here provided will help to identify key habitat-forming species in a complex habitat where marine animal forests and vulnerable marine ecosystems were previously detected. It will be also a very valuable tool for the management and monitoring of the sub-areas under protection.

scholarly journals Checklist of seaweeds of Al-Hoceima National Park of Morocco (Mediterranean Marine Protected Area)

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 91-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanaa Moussa ◽  
Mustapha Hassoun ◽  
Ghizlane Salhi ◽  
Hanaa Zbakh ◽  
Hassane Riadi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Green Alga ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Al Hoceima

Abstract The Mediterranean basin is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Despite this, the macroalgal diversity of the Mediterranean Sea is still not fully known, especially in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) including, Al-Hoceima National Park of Morocco (PNAH). This paper provides the first comprehensive checklist of the seaweeds of PNAH, based chiefly on our own original collections, and complimented by literature records. Using present-day taxonomy, the total number of taxa at both specific and infraspecific levels currently accepted   is 306 taxa with 207 Rhodophyta (39 families), 51 Ochrophyta (13 families) and 48 Chlorophyta (12 families). Ninety five of these species were not found in our samples, 93 were new to the PNAH, and the taxonomic identity of 26 taxa was amended. From the totality of taxa, ten species were reported for the first time from Morocco: 9 Rhodophyta and one green alga. Furthermore, 12 others species (10 red, 1 brown and 1 green alga) are new records for the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. Besides this, confirmed records are mentioned for 20 species, whether in Africa, in Morocco or in the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. This accessible checklist to the international community could serve as an infrastructure for future algal investigations of the taxa in this Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance. Key words: Al-Hoceima National Park, Checklist, Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, Morocco, Seaweeds. Resumen Lista de algas marinas del Parque Nacional de Alhucemas en Marruecos (Área Marina Protegida del Mediterráneo) La cuenca del Mediterráneo es un Hot Spot de biodiversidad marina. Aún así, la diversidad de macroalgas del Mediterráneo no está plenamente conocida, especialmente en las Áreas Marinas Protegidas del Mediterráneo (AMP) incluido el Parque Nacional de Alhucemas en Marruecos (PNAH). Este documento proporciona la primera lista exhaustiva de las algas marinas del PNAH. Usando la taxonomía actual, el número total de taxones a niveles específicos y infraespecíficos actualmente aceptados es de 306 taxones con 207 Rhodophyta (39 familias), 51 Ochrophyta (13 familias) y 48 Chlorophyta (12 familias). Noventa y cinco de estas especies no se encontraron en nuestras muestras, 93 eran nuevas en el PNAH y se modificó la identidad taxonómica de 26 taxones. De la totalidad de las macroalgas, 10 especies (9 Rhodophyta y 1 Ulvophyceae) fueron registradas por primera vez desde Marruecos. Además, 12 otras especies (10 Rhodophyta, 1 Phaeophyceae y 1 Ulvophyceae) son nuevos registros para la costa mediterránea de Marruecos. También, se mencionan los registros confirmados de 20 especies, ya sea en África, en Marruecos o en la costa mediterránea marroquí. Esta lista de algas accesibles a la comunidad internacional podría servir como una infraestructura para futuras investigaciones algales de los taxones en esta zona especialmente protegida de importancia para el Mediterráneo. Palabras clave: Parque Nacional de Alhucemas, Lista de algas, Áreas Marinas Protegidas del Mediterráneo, Marruecos, Algas marinas. 

Assessment and management of cumulative impacts in California's network of marine protected areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan E. Mach ◽  
Lisa M. Wedding ◽  
Sarah M. Reiter ◽  
Fiorenza Micheli ◽  
Rod M. Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Cumulative Impacts

Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 362 (6421) ◽  
pp. 1403-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Dureuil ◽  
Kristina Boerder ◽  
Kirsti A. Burnett ◽  
Rainer Froese ◽  
Boris Worm
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Fishing Pressure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Trawl Fishing ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
Nonprotected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as a primary tool to conserve biodiversity. This is particularly relevant in heavily exploited fisheries hot spots such as Europe, where MPAs now cover 29% of territorial waters, with unknown effects on fishing pressure and conservation outcomes. We investigated industrial trawl fishing and sensitive indicator species in and around 727 MPAs designated by the European Union. We found that 59% of MPAs are commercially trawled, and average trawling intensity across MPAs is at least 1.4-fold higher as compared with nonprotected areas. Abundance of sensitive species (sharks, rays, and skates) decreased by 69% in heavily trawled areas. The widespread industrial exploitation of MPAs undermines global biodiversity conservation targets, elevating recent concerns about growing human pressures on protected areas worldwide.

Public willingness to pay for alternative management regimes of remote marine protected areas in the North Sea

Marine Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Brouwer ◽  
S. Brouwer ◽  
M.A. Eleveld ◽  
M. Verbraak ◽  
A.J. Wagtendonk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Alternative Management ◽  
The North ◽  
Management Regimes ◽  
The North Sea

Characterising essential breeding habitat for whales informs the development of large-scale Marine Protected Areas in the South Pacific

2016 ◽  
Vol 548 ◽  
pp. 263-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
RE Lindsay ◽  
R Constantine ◽  
J Robbins ◽  
DK Mattila ◽  
A Tagarino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
The South
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