Designing a marine protected areas network in a data-limited situation

College

College of Science

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Marine Policy

Volume

59

First Page

64

Last Page

76

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The science of designing a marine protected areas network is rapidly developing. However, translating the design principles for a data-limited situation is a challenge. The planning design that works perfectly in a developed country setting may not be readily applicable to a developing and emerging country setting because of constraints on data availability and social complexity. Using available global databases and local knowledge, a participatory-based, semi-quantitative framework for selecting suitable sites for protection in the Southern Negros Marine Key Biodiversity Area in the Philippines was implemented. The framework involved the accounting of marine resources; identifying areas of biodiversity and fisheries importance; and determining land- and sea-based threats to marine biodiversity, ecosystems, and its uses. Various initiatives that could engage the municipalities in Southern Negros in the networking process were identified.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.04.013

Disciplines

Marine Biology

Keywords

Marine parks and reserves—Philippines; Marine spatial planning—Philippines

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