EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS AT THE SAGUENAY–ST. LAWRENCE MARINE PARK, QUÉBEC, CANADA: A CASE STUDY
with the support of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and other organizations, developed a tool to assess and monitor management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs). This type of performance evaluation aims to help managers demonstrate and monitor long-term positive impac...
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| Summary: | with the support of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and other organizations, developed a tool to assess and monitor management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs). This type of performance evaluation aims to help managers demonstrate and monitor long-term positive impacts of marine protected areas on biodiversity as well as on the well being of local human communities. The implementation of this approach has been field tested world-wide in eighteen MPAs, the majority of which are located in tropical or subtropical environments. Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park is one of three high-latitude pilot sites and we wish to report on results of this management effectiveness evaluation study. The 1,138 km2 Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park consists of a large estuary linked to a deep inland fjord. A strong upwelling of nutrient-rich arctic water favours a very high concentration of euphausiids, one of the basic links of the marine food chain. A resident population of endangered beluga whales as well as summer visiting minke, fin and blue whales, are major components of the ecosystem. Multiple uses of the MPA comprise, among other activities, commercial and recreational fishing, scientific research, commercial |
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