Marine Protected Areas. Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems

Compares conventional management of marine resources with proposals to augment these management strategies with a system of protected areas. Implementation of MPAs should be incremental and adaptive.

Author: Committee on the Evaluation, Design, and Monitoring of Marine Reserves and Protected Areas in the United States Ocean Studies Board Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources National Research Council

Organizer: National Academy Press

Location: Washington, DC

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Keywords: ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, MARINE PARKS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Related Topics: Ecosystems

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