Protecting Garifuna Territory for Whom? Gender, Power, and Ecotourism in the Cayos Cochinos Marine Protected Area

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri Brondo ◽  
Natalie Bown ◽  
Laura Woods
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Livelihood Strategy ◽  
The North ◽  
Gender Power ◽  
Google Search

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.

scholarly journals ‘Reserve effect’ within a temperate marine protected area in the north-eastern Atlantic (Arrábida Marine Park, Portugal)

2013 ◽  
Vol 481 ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Horta e Costa ◽  
K Erzini ◽  
JE Caselle ◽  
H Folhas ◽  
EJ Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
The North ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Reserve Effect

scholarly journals Soft-bottom fishes and spatial protection: findings from a temperate marine protected area

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Sousa ◽  
Jorge M.S. Gonçalves ◽  
Joachim Claudet ◽  
Rui Coelho ◽  
Emanuel J. Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
The North

Numerous studies over the last decades have focused on marine protected areas (MPAs) and their effects on fish communities. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding how species that live associated with soft-substrates (e.g., sand, mud) respond to spatial protection. We analyzed abundance, biomass and total lengths of the soft-bottom fishes in a multiple-use MPA in the north-eastern Atlantic, the Luiz Saldanha Marine Park (Portugal), during and after the implementation of its management plan. Data were collected by experimental fishing in areas with three different levels of protection, during the implementation period and for three years after full implementation of the MPA. Univariate analysis detected significant biomass increases between the two periods. Fish assemblages were mainly structured by depth and substrate, followed by protection level. Community composition analyses revealed significant differences between protection levels and between the two periods. Species exhibited a broad variation in their response to protection, and we hypothesize that factors such as species habitat preferences, body size and late maturity might be underlying determinants. Overall, this study provides some evidence of protection effectiveness in soft-bottom fish communities, supported by the significant increase in biomass in the protected areas and the positive trends of some species.

scholarly journals Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Inside and Outside a Caribbean Marine Protected Area

2017 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals NERACA EKONOMI SUMBER DAYA PERIKANAN PANTAI UTARA JAWA

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Zuzy Anna ◽  
Akhmad Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Standing Stock ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
North Coast ◽  
National Account ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
System Of National Accounts ◽  
The North ◽  
Physical Asset ◽  
Natural Dynamics

Industri perikanan tangkap yang optimal dan berkelanjutan hanya dapat dicapai denganperencanaan yang tepat melalui penerapan instrumen pengelolaan yang tepat pula.Neraca EkonomiSumber daya ikan (NESI) adalah salah satu instrumen perencanaan yang selayaknya digunakansebagai basis pengelolaan sebagaimana dimandatkan oleh UU No. 32 tahun 2009 Tentang Pengelolaandan Perlindungan Lingkungan Hidup. NESI dapat menjadi acuan utama dari Rencana PengelolaanPerikanan (RPP).Secara umum NESI memberikan pemahaman bagi pengambil kebijakan mengenaibagaimana aliran stok sumber daya ikan dan kaitannya dengan perubahan dinamika alamiah dan jugakegiatan ekonomi perikanan tangkap. Paper ini akan membahas mengenai NESI untuk perikanantangkap di Pantai Utara jawa, khususnya pada perikanan pelagik, demersal dan udang. Metode yangdigunakan adalah analisis bioekonomi standard dan estimasi parameter dengan CYP dan Fox, sertaperhitungan neraca dengan metode System of National Account dari FAO (2004) yang disesuaikandengan kondisi data yang ada. Hasil analisis meliputi pengukuran neraca aset standing stock (physicalasset account) ikan ekonomis penting beserta perubahannya, pengukuran sumber daya ikan yangdapat dimanfaatkan (fishable biomass) deplesi dan neraca moneter. Paper juga memberikan solusirekomendasi kebijakan bagi pengelolaan perikanan di wilayah kajian.Title: North Coast of Java Fisheries Resource AccountingOptimal and sustainable fisheries Industries, can only be achieved by proper planning throughimplementation of appropriate management instruments. FRA consider an instruments of planning, whichshould be used as a basis for management, as mandated by Law No.32/ 2009, regarding the Managementand Protection of the Environment. FRA could be the main reference of Fisheries Management Plan(FMP). In general FRA provides insights understanding for policy makers on how the flow of the stock offish and its relation to the changes in natural dynamics. This paper discusses the North Coast of Java’sFRA, especially on the pelagic, demersal, and shrimp Fisheries. Standard bioeconomic analysis, usingCYP and Fox models for parameter estimation, were used in this study. As parameters were estimated,FRA was calculated using the System of National Accounts of FAO (2004), modified to the conditions ofexisting data. The results of the analysis include the measurement of standing stock assets accounting(physical asset account), and its amendment on economically important fish, fishable biomass, depletionand monetary accounting. Paper also provides a solution for management of the fisheries, through policyrecommendations in that particular study area.

scholarly journals When is a marine protected area network ecologically coherent? A case study from the North-east Atlantic

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (S2) ◽  
pp. 44-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Johnson ◽  
Jeff Ardron ◽  
David Billett ◽  
Tom Hooper ◽  
Tom Mullier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
East Atlantic ◽  
Protected Area Network ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-171
Author(s):  
Jaime R. Rau ◽  
Carlos Oyarzún ◽  
Jonnathan Vilugrón ◽  
Jaime A. Cursach ◽  
Claudio N. Tobar ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals It's a trust thing: Assessing fishermen's perceptions of the California North Coast marine protected area network

2018 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 144-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Ordoñez-Gauger ◽  
Laurie Richmond ◽  
Steven Hackett ◽  
Cheryl Chen
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Protected Area Network
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