Improving marine protected area governance through collaboration and co-production

Franco, Antonio; Hogg, Katie; Calò, Antonio; Bennett, Nathan; Sévin-Allouet, Marie-Aude; Alaminos, Oscar Esparza; Lang, Marianne; Koutsoubas, Drosos; Prvan, Mosor; Santarossa, Luca; Niccolini, Federico; Milazzo, Marco; Guidetti, Paolo

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110757

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“…Eventually, the final decision regarding the MPA designation and management plan lies with the Ministry of the Sea. 80,81 On the basis of our results and on previous research, highlighting the importance of participatory process in decision making [89][90][91] and the failures due to poor participation framing, [92][93][94] we propose an enhanced participatory process beyond simple consultation. For stakeholders with different perspectives and decision makers to come to a decision on implementing strong protection, a fair and transparent participation process should be established.…”

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confidence: 78%

A framework to identify barriers and levers to increase the levels of protection of marine protected areas

Schultz¹,

Brun²,

Wingate³

et al. 2022

One Earth

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A framework to identify barriers and levers to increase the levels of protection of marine protected areas

Schultz¹,

Brun²,

Wingate³

et al. 2022

One Earth

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“…Local artisanal fishermen utilize Cuma and Dohrn canyons as their primary fishing grounds and their anecdotal evidence highlight the importance of these areas for capturing mature females of demersal and pelagic species. Thus, there is an opportunity to work in collaboration with local artisanal fishermen to develop a better understanding of the biology and oceanography of this region and increase trust in conservation practices (Bennett et al, 2019; di Franco et al, 2020). We acknowledge that the sampling conducted in this study is limited to only one season and two locations and that spatial, interannual, and seasonal variability typical of ichthyoplankton assemblages prevent us from making ordination or regression analyses to characterize the variations in relation to ocean conditions.…”

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Ichthyoplankton assemblages and physical characteristics of two submarine canyons in the south central Tyrrhenian Sea

Ciannelli

Cannavacciuolo

Konstandinidis

et al. 2022

Fisheries Oceanography

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Ichthyoplankton assemblages in the south central Tyrrhenian Sea are not known in spite of this being an intensely fished area. There are two large canyons in this region: Dohrn, in the Gulf of Naples, and Cuma, at the south end of the Gulf of Gaeta. In this study, we provide the first description of summer ichthyoplankton assemblages in the vicinity of the two canyons and present the physical features and Lagrangian particle tracking analyses at the time of the sampling. We identified fish larvae of 19 families and fish eggs of 8 families. The most abundant species was Engraulis encrasicolus, which was found at densities comparable to other known spawning grounds of the western Mediterranean. Mesopelagic species, such as Gonostomatidae and Myctophidae, were also abundant, especially at the Cuma Canyon. The notochord and standard length of the E. encrasicolus larvae ranged from 2.06 to 10.47 mm and was significantly smaller at the Cuma stations than at the Dohrn stations, suggesting the presence of sub-populations with different spawning phenologies. The passive particle tracking analyses and the examination of currents confirmed distinct circulation features between the two sampled regions and in relation to depth and proximity to the canyon heads. These results uncover previously unknown rich assemblages of fish eggs and larvae and have conservation and management implications given the proximity of these canyons to a marine protected area and to an intensely fished continental shelf.

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“…The sampling activity was embedded in the framework of a larger collaborative project where small-scale fishers, MPA managers and researchers, agreed to work together to assess the drivers of effectiveness of SSF management in Mediterranean MPAs (see 84 for further details on the collaborative project). Therefore, the small-scale fishers voluntarily agreed to participate in several actions, including catch assessment.…”

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Small-scale fisheries catch more threatened elasmobranchs inside partially protected areas than in unprotected areas

Lorenzo

Calò²,

Franco³

et al. 2022

Nat Commun

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Elasmobranchs are heavily impacted by fishing. Catch statistics are grossly underestimated due to missing data from various fishery sectors such as small-scale fisheries. Marine Protected Areas are proposed as a tool to protect elasmobranchs and counter their ongoing depletion. We assess elasmobranchs caught in 1,256 fishing operations with fixed nets carried out in partially protected areas within Marine Protected Areas and unprotected areas beyond Marine Protected Areas borders at 11 locations in 6 Mediterranean countries. Twenty-four elasmobranch species were recorded, more than one-third belonging to the IUCN threatened categories (Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered). Catches per unit of effort of threatened and data deficient species were higher (with more immature individuals being caught) in partially protected areas than in unprotected areas. Our study suggests that despite partially protected areas having the potential to deliver ecological benefits for threatened elasmobranchs, poor small-scale fisheries management inside Marine Protected Areas could hinder them from achieving this important conservation objective.

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Improving marine protected area governance through collaboration and co-production

Cited by 69 publications

References 64 publications

A framework to identify barriers and levers to increase the levels of protection of marine protected areas

A framework to identify barriers and levers to increase the levels of protection of marine protected areas

Ichthyoplankton assemblages and physical characteristics of two submarine canyons in the south central Tyrrhenian Sea

Small-scale fisheries catch more threatened elasmobranchs inside partially protected areas than in unprotected areas

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