Long-term effectiveness of a multi-use marine protected area on reef fish assemblages and fisheries landings

Assessing the socioeconomic effects of multiple-use MPAs in a European setting: A national stakeholders’ perspective

“…This finding contrasts with recent studies which have shown that multiple-use MPAs or MPA zones are not ecologically different from surrounding fished areas and that only well-enforced, no-take MPAs or MPA zones ensure significant ecological effects (Guidetti et al, 2014;Rife et al, 2013). One tour operator (ABTA-The Travel Association) and a recreational association (Fédération Nationale des Pêcheurs Plaisanciers et Sportifs) stated that MPAs had no ecological effects.…”

“…However, in the case of the Fondation Nicolas Hulot, they think this lack of effect is due to the lack of active management measures in place, something still common in many French MPAs (Rodríguez-Rodríguez et al, 2015). These stakeholders' perceptions align with current quantitative scientific studies showing no discernible ecological effects of multiple-use MPAs or MPA zones when compared to unprotected areas (Guidetti et al, 2014;Rife et al, 2013). However, the likely relevant socioeconomic effects of different levels of MPA protection through enforcement were not explicitly considered in our survey.…”

Stakeholder participation in decision-making processes for marine and coastal protected areas: Case studies of the south-western Gulf of California, Mexico

“…The consensus process to select new no-take zones was criticized by a few interviewees, who described a 'marine desert'. From the results of their biological monitoring survey that was conducted from 1998 to 2010 in LBNP, Rife et al (2013) underlined that after the management plan was implemented, total fish biomass was greater in the restricted area studied than in other sites surveyed within the park. That is why there needs to be continued efforts to improve and intensify the dissemination of ecological park data and to discuss it with fishermen to find alternatives.…”

Identification of candidate pelagic marine protected areas through a seabird seasonal‐, multispecific‐ and extinction risk‐based approach

“…To truly protect the diversity of marine systems, the design of MPAs must account for its location (Jameson et al ., ; Sundblad, Bergström & Sandström, ), connectivity with other areas (Sundblad et al ., ), number and proportion of protected oceanographic features (e.g. upwellings, seamounts; Sundblad et al ., ; Dunn et al ., ), species occurring there and their seasonality (Hyrenbach, Forney & Dayton, ; Mann & Lazier, ), climatic variability (Jameson et al ., ), isolation from human impacts (Rife et al ., ; Edgar et al ., ), human activities (Charles & Wilson, ; Edgar et al ., ; Mazor et al ., ) and socio‐economic use of the area (Charles & Wilson, ). Most MPAs are designed to improve fisheries management, that is, to manage commercial fish stocks in a more sustainable way (e.g.…”