Marine protected areas in Algeria: Future marine protected area of “Taza” (SW Mediterranean), continuing challenges and new opportunities facing an integrated coastal management

Characterization of purse seine fishery of Ziama Bay (Gulf of Béjaia, SW Mediterranean): Implications for sustainability management

“…Furthermore, the specificity of this fishing harbor is that it is the only one nationwide to house an important fleet of small-scale vessels authorized by the fisheries administration to use purse seine gear. In 2009, with support from the regional MedPAN South Project (MSP) initiative, a process to establish a marine protected area in the Department of Jijel was launched (Boubekri and Djebar, 2016). The planned MPA (latitude 38° 34' 8''N and 38° 23' 43''N;longitude 9° 14' 05''W and 8° 53' 46''W) is situated in the East part of the Gulf of Béjaia and extends about 23 km along rocky coasts and sandy beaches (Fig.…”

“…The recent scientific interest in artisanal fisheries has increased due to its involvement in marine protected areas (MPAs) management (Leleu et al, 2014;Rodríguez-Rodríguez, 2014;Boubekri and Djebar, 2016;Boubekri et al, 2018).…”

The Gyaros island marine reserve: A biodiversity hotspot in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

“…MPAs are means to safeguard marine biodiversity (species, habitats and processes), and are considered by some as the optimal tool for managing marine resources ([ 1 ] and references therein). Successful stories of MPA implementation in the Mediterranean include Taza National Park-Algeria [ 20 ], Côte Bleue Marine Park-France [ 21 ], Torre Guaceto-Italy [ 22 ] and Gokova bay-Turkey [ 23 ]. As a rule, site protection or low fishing pressure have been proven to be beneficial both for abundance and biomass as well as species richness [ 24 , 25 ].…”

Influence of habitat condition on shallow rocky reef fish community structure around islands and headlands of a temperate marine protected area

“…In well-managed NTAs, fish assemblages have shown a range of responses to the cessation of extractive activities, including the restoration of overexploited stocks and biodiversity via the recovery of target species and ecological communities inside reserves (Lester et al 2009, Babcock et al 2010, Boubekri & Djebar 2016. It has been demonstrated that NTAs can lead to an increase in abundance, biomass and size of fishes (Halpern 2003, Malcolm et al 2018, as well as increase production, export adults and recruits to neighboring non-reserve areas (spillover) and increase trophic interactions (Shears & Babcock 2002, Russ et al 2003, 2005, Halpern 2003, Lester et al 2009, Russ & Alcala 2011.…”