The perceptions of stakeholders towards objectives and zoning of marine-protected areas
(MPAs) in southern Europe were studied through face-to-face interviews to identify areas of …

Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are considered key elements to the achievement of
conservation and sustainable marine management targets. Yet, even if recently the number …

Much has been written in recent years regarding the advantages of marine protected areas
(MPAs) as conservation tools. The benefits to fisheries have commonly been cited as …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are attracting widespread attention worldwide as a tool for
fishery management and marine ecosystem conservation. The establishment of MPAs has …

There is a growing recognition of the need to incorporate multiple values in environmental
management plans. While biological and, increasingly, economic values are considered in …

Governments around the world are increasingly committed to reaching terrestrial and marine
conservation goals. But achieving such commitments is challenging, and conservation …

Globally, conflicts between marine nature conservation and fishery interests are common
and increasing, and there is often a glaring lack of dialogue between stakeholders …

Coastal uses have deeply evolved these last decades and high anthropogenic pressures on
coastal ecosystems have affected the sustainability of these areas with respect to the …

Different approaches exist for building a system of marine protected areas (MPAs), with
stakeholder-based site selection at one end of the spectrum and science-based selection at …

The designation of marine protected areas (MPAs) may have intense social and economic
effects on human communities. Driven by overarching global and European policies and …