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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used as a
tool for both marine nature conservation and the sustainable management
of the living resources in our seas. In addition, the ongoing development
of an ecosystem based approach to fisheries management has revealed
a number of objectives shared between marine nature conservation
and fisheries management that may be further integrated through
the development of MPAs.
To emphasise the role of MPAs in the integration of fisheries management
and nature conservation, the symposium will present and discuss
the results from ongoing European and international MPA research,
bringing together scientists, managers and stakeholders from all
relevant fields and sectors to discuss new findings and approaches
regarding ecological, economic and social aspects of MPA development.
Scientific contributions are invited from Europe and other regions.
Emerging science, empirical evidence and interdisciplinary approaches
relevant for temperate waters are given priority. Managers and regional
stakeholders are invited to provide experiences and views.
The organisers of the symposium are the EU funded research projects
EMPAFISH and PROTECT, addressing the application of MPAs as a tool
for ecosystem conservation and fisheries management in the Eastern
Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea and in the Baltic.
Themes
The symposium aims to cover the following themes:
Ecological effects of MPAs
• MPA effects on marine species and habitats
• Biological and ecological processes and interactions, e.g.
spillover-effects and recruitment
• Spatial distribution of life-stages and implications for
MPAs
MPA effects on fisheries and other uses
• Economic and bioeconomic effects of MPAs
• Impact of MPAs on uses including fishing effort reallocation
• Tourism, recreation and MPAs
Assessing MPA performance: monitoring,
models and indicators
• Defining management objectives and criteria
• Construction of indicators
• MPA monitoring strategies
• Integration of multiple criteria
• Modelling MPA effects
Tools for MPA planning and design
• Marine spatial planning and zoning approaches
• Mapping of habitats, species and fisheries
• Coherent MPA networks
• MPAs and migratory species
Science, Management and Stakeholders
• Cross-sectorial & transnational MPA planning
• Law, enforcement and compliance
• Participatory mechanisms in MPA planning
• Future priorities in MPA development
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