Evaluating the Management Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas

Authors:
Gubbay, S.

Publication Date:
2005

Abstract/Summary:
This report examines key issues in relation to the management effectiveness of two types of UK MPAs – Marine Nature Reserves and marine Special Areas of Conservation. It includes: 1) a consideration of potential criteria for evaluating effectiveness; 2) case studies that try to apply these criteria; and 3) a discussion of some of the constraints and barriers to the effective management of MPAs in the UK.

Resource Type:
Technical Document

Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X15000433