Design of Marine Protected Areas on high seas and territorial waters of Rockall Bank

Fisheries closures are rapidly being developed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems worldwide. Satellite monitoring of fishing vessel activity indicates that these closures can work effectively with good compliance by international fleets even in remote areas. Here we summarise how remote fisheri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hall-Spencer, JM, Tasker, M, Soffker, M, Christiansen, S, Rogers, Stuart, Campbell, M, Hoydal, K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Rockall Bank
Lophelia pertusa
Online Access:http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5751/
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Summary:Fisheries closures are rapidly being developed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems worldwide. Satellite monitoring of fishing vessel activity indicates that these closures can work effectively with good compliance by international fleets even in remote areas. Here we summarise how remote fisheries closures were designed to protect Lophelia pertusa habitat in a region of the NE Atlantic that straddles the EU fishing zone and the high seas. We show how scientific records, fishers' knowledge and surveillance data on fishing activity can be combined to provide a powerful tool for the design of Marine Protected Areas.

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