Design of Marine Protected Areas on high seas and territorial waters of Rockall Bank
Date
2009-12-17Author
Hall-Spencer, Jason
Tasker, M
Soffker, M
Christiansen, S
Rogers, S
Campbell, M
Hoydal, K
Subject
Lophelia pertusa MPA Fisheries Offshore Marine Protected Area NE Atlantic Vessel monitoring system VMS
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Fisheries closures are rapidly being developed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems worldwide. Satellite monitoring of fishing vessel activity indicates that these closures can work effectively with good compliance by international fleets even in remote areas. Here we summarise how remote fisheries closures were designed to protect Lophelia pertusa habitat in a region of the NE Atlantic that straddles the EU fishing zone and the high seas. We show how scientific records, fishers' knowledge and surveillance data on fishing activity can be combined to provide a powerful tool for the design of Marine Protected Areas. © Inter-Research 2009.
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Publisher
Inter-Research Science Center
Journal
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Volume
397
Pagination
305-308
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