06 Jan 2015
This book by Caveen, Polunin, Gray and Stead presents a critical analysis of MPAs in relation to marine resource management. It would be fair to say that these authors also represent the skeptical side of the scientific argument re MPAs. This book will stoke the debate about the objectives of MPAs. Plenty of material here […]
10 Dec 2014
For MPAs the proof of the pudding is in the management – are Scotland’s proposals just ‘paper parks’ or have they, ‘put the P into protection’ – you judge. ‘Views are being sought on proposed measures to protect some of Scotland’s most important and fragile marine environments. A 12 week public consultation has been launched […]
01 Dec 2014
This edition of SUDG newsletter sets out a range of issues and perspectives of current interest to the Group and its members including: The need for guidance on for industry in relation to MCZs A new approach to monitoring on a regional scale by the aggregate industry An initiative by DONG and SSE in the […]
01 Dec 2014
The Wildlife Trusts: New report highlights need to protect important places for dolphins, whales and basking sharks. Many people are surprised to discover that in the waters surrounding our shores you could encounter 29 different species of whale, dolphin and porpoise and the second largest shark in the world – the basking shark. A new […]
24 Nov 2014
Marine Charter launched at the House of Commons on Nov 19th; over 130+ MPs have signed the charter and all the main parties agreed to include commitments to further tranches of MCZ’s in their manifestos. http://www.wcl.org.uk/marinecharter.asp MMO & MPAs – Managing the MPA network – Management Table MMO ‘The MMO has published a table which […]
21 Oct 2014
The Marine Charter has been developed to help develop and maintain the cross party support that parliamentarians have given to MPAs. It states: ‘We the undersigned support Wildlife and Countryside Link’s call for the swift designation of a representative and well managed Ecologically Coherent Network of Marine Protected Areas in UK seas by 2016. We […]
07 Oct 2014
Explaining MPAs A different and refreshing approach to explaining MPAs – thanks to Keith Hiscock for passing this on http://grist.org/living/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-marine-protected-areas/ The Government Response to Environmental Audit Committee Report The Report, Marine protected areas: Government response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2014-15 has been published as the Committee’s Sixth Special Report, HC 651. It provides a […]
25 Aug 2014
Governing Marine Protected Areas – Resilience through Diversity By Peter J.S. Jones Earthscan from Routledge This book does the rare thing of putting the social into the socio-ecology of protected areas and provides valuable insights into natural resource management in general. You only need to look at the glowing cover endorsements from the likes of […]
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