Most large-scale conservation policies are anticipated or announced in advance. This risks the possibility of preemptive resource extraction before the conservation intervention goes into force. Click on the link below to access the full paper.
Promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it, according to researchers from UCSB and the University of Oregon. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Fisheries Ministry is looking at declaring more marine protected areas around the country. The ministry’s Principal Fisheries Officer, Richard Veeran says some of Fiji’s wide range coastal fishery resources has become over-exploited over the years.
Poaching renders many of the world’s marine protected areas ineffective. Because enforcement capacity is often limited, managers are attempting to bolster compliance by engaging the latent surveillance potential of fishers.
A new study has found that nearly half of fishers from seven countries had witnessed someone poaching in marine protected areas in the past year and most of them did nothing about it. Click on the link below to read the the full article.
A workshop on Marine Protected Area Surveillance and Management was held in Noumea, New Caledonia from 9 to 11 July, 2018, to present findings of the MPA surveillance technology study and the MPA surveillance technology decision support tool.
This study gives MPA managers a framework to help them weigh the costs and benefits of proposed research projects, and to make informed permitting decisions based on potential ecological impacts of the research. Click on the link below to access the full article.
This global study of MPA efficiency suggests MPAs are often unnecessarily expensive in terms of their impact on fisheries, and also miss protecting many unique ecosystems. Click on the link to access the full article.
This study identified factors for MPA success and failure using peer-reviewed publications and expert knowledge. Click on the link below to access the full article
Relationships built on trust between MPA management and stakeholders can strengthen community support for MPAs.
