Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway
In comparison to tropical reef systems, relatively few marine protected areas (MPA’s) exist in temperate or subarctic systems (e.g., North Pacific and North Atlantic) where species diversity is lower, abundance of individual species is often higher, and many fish species exhibit large amounts of mov...
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ftagderuniv:oai:uia.brage.unit.no:11250/2479057 2023-05-15T13:14:46+02:00 Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway McDermott, Susanne F. Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Dahle, Geir Hart, Deborah Haynie, Alan C. Johannessen, Tore Moksness, Erlend Olsen, Esben Moland Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar Olson, John V. Spencer, Paul D. Stockhausen, William T. 2017 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2479057 https://doi.org/10.7755/MFR.79.1.2 eng eng Marine Fisheries Review. 2017, 79 (1), 28-79. urn:issn:0090-1830 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2479057 https://doi.org/10.7755/MFR.79.1.2 cristin:1545317 28-79 79 Marine Fisheries Review 1 Journal article 2017 ftagderuniv https://doi.org/10.7755/MFR.79.1.2 2022-12-11T06:51:06Z In comparison to tropical reef systems, relatively few marine protected areas (MPA’s) exist in temperate or subarctic systems (e.g., North Pacific and North Atlantic) where species diversity is lower, abundance of individual species is often higher, and many fish species exhibit large amounts of movement during one or more of their life stages, especially as adults. A review of MPA’s in three northern areas—the Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, and the Northeast Pacific—indicates that MPA’s can be useful management tools towards fisheries management and habitat conservation. However, achieving fishery goals, such as sustainable use of the fisheries resources, will depend on population abundance (relative to unfished conditions) and fish behavior and movement. For example, depleted populations of stationary species such as Atlantic sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, in the Northeast Atlantic and European lobster, Homarus grammarus, in the North Sea have responded positively to small MPA’s, whereas migratory offshore Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, and Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus, apparently do not appear to benefit from closed areas because of movement into fished areas. Efficient habitat conservation requires detailed habitat mapping on relevant spatial scales. In northern boreal systems with large remote areas, this information is difficult and expensive to access. An alternative strategy of closing and protecting unexploited areas has worked well for the Aleutian Island coral closure area in Alaska. MPA’s can be effective fisheries management tools when the species to be protected have been depleted and show a small to moderate level of movement, and reproductive success is ensured. MPA’s can be effective at preserving habitat when the design is based on scientific information and takes into account the impact on the user groups. publishedVersion nivå1 Article in Journal/Newspaper Aleutian Island atlantic cod European lobster Gadus morhua North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic Northwest Atlantic Subarctic Alaska Unvieristy of Agder: AURA (Brage) Pacific Norway Marine Fisheries Review 79 1 28 51 |
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In comparison to tropical reef systems, relatively few marine protected areas (MPA’s) exist in temperate or subarctic systems (e.g., North Pacific and North Atlantic) where species diversity is lower, abundance of individual species is often higher, and many fish species exhibit large amounts of movement during one or more of their life stages, especially as adults. A review of MPA’s in three northern areas—the Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic, and the Northeast Pacific—indicates that MPA’s can be useful management tools towards fisheries management and habitat conservation. However, achieving fishery goals, such as sustainable use of the fisheries resources, will depend on population abundance (relative to unfished conditions) and fish behavior and movement. For example, depleted populations of stationary species such as Atlantic sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, in the Northeast Atlantic and European lobster, Homarus grammarus, in the North Sea have responded positively to small MPA’s, whereas migratory offshore Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, and Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus, apparently do not appear to benefit from closed areas because of movement into fished areas. Efficient habitat conservation requires detailed habitat mapping on relevant spatial scales. In northern boreal systems with large remote areas, this information is difficult and expensive to access. An alternative strategy of closing and protecting unexploited areas has worked well for the Aleutian Island coral closure area in Alaska. MPA’s can be effective fisheries management tools when the species to be protected have been depleted and show a small to moderate level of movement, and reproductive success is ensured. MPA’s can be effective at preserving habitat when the design is based on scientific information and takes into account the impact on the user groups. publishedVersion nivå1 |
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McDermott, Susanne F. Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Dahle, Geir Hart, Deborah Haynie, Alan C. Johannessen, Tore Moksness, Erlend Olsen, Esben Moland Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar Olson, John V. Spencer, Paul D. Stockhausen, William T. |
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McDermott, Susanne F. Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Dahle, Geir Hart, Deborah Haynie, Alan C. Johannessen, Tore Moksness, Erlend Olsen, Esben Moland Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar Olson, John V. Spencer, Paul D. Stockhausen, William T. Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway |
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McDermott, Susanne F. Buhl-Mortensen, Lene Dahle, Geir Hart, Deborah Haynie, Alan C. Johannessen, Tore Moksness, Erlend Olsen, Esben Moland Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar Olson, John V. Spencer, Paul D. Stockhausen, William T. |
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Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway |
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Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway |
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Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway |
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lessons on marine protected area management in northern boreal regions from the united states and norway |
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