Posts for tag "marine protection areas"
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
What are Marine Protected Areas? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are defined by NOAA as set areas where specific protections are put in place to protect the native ecosystem and biodiversity. As defined in MPAs’ founding document, Executive...
- Posted June 30, 2025
Managing Fisheries Within and After Fishing Bans: The 10-Year Fishing Ban in the Yangtze River
Fishing bans are a common regulatory tool used by fishery managers and local officials to restrict the exploitation of a water body and use the time to improve the ecosystem. During a fishing ban, this ecosystem improvement...
- Posted March 10, 2025
Anglers and Marine Protected Areas: Bridging Public Perceptions and Fisheries Management
The success of various fishery management approaches heavily depends on the participation, investment, and perceptions of stakeholders like anglers, conservation groups, scientists, managers, and the general public. Commercial and recreational anglers, in particular, can make or break...
- Posted February 17, 2025
Evaluating the Efficacy of Marine Protected Areas
Managers of multi-use fisheries face the complex challenge of managing anglers and biodiversity needs in addition to ensuring that fishery resources are protected. One strategy that resource management departments have implemented in saltwater fisheries is the establishment...
- Posted January 13, 2025
