Issues of MPA News
The table of contents for each issue of MPA News is listed below, dating back to our launch in 1999. If you already know the issue you want, click on the corresponding issue number and you will be taken to the table of contents for it. If you would prefer to review the contents of all issues of MPA News, simply scroll down this page.
[En español: Ya se encuentran disponibles las traducciones al español de todas las ediciones de MPA News que datan desde enero de 2008 hasta la fecha. Los enlaces a todas las traducciones se encuentran a continuación. Por favor note que puede haber un retraso de unas semanas entre la publicación de la última edición de MPA News en idioma inglés y la traducción al español.]
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OpenChannels.org: Serving our 14,000th visitor
What Does "Ocean Wilderness" Mean, and Should We Prioritize Its Protection? Experts Respond
South Africa Designates 180,000-km2 MPA; Site to Be Enforced Jointly with Commercial Fishing Industry
Perspective: An Overview of the Gilbert Bay MPA Oil Spill Case and Successful Prosecution of the Company at Fault
MAIA: Profile of a New Network of MPA Managers in the Northeast Atlantic
Notes & News: IMPAC3 - Deep-water coral MPA - California - Business model for reserves - MPA effectiveness
LMMA Lessons: Where, and how big, should a no-take area be?
Vol. 14, No. 5 (March-April 2013)
OpenChannels.org: More than 10,000 ocean planners and managers served in the past eight months
Advances in MPA enforcement and compliance: Practitioners describe cutting-edge techniques and tools
New software tools to encourage compliance, manage enforcement
New website tracks and analyzes loss of protected areas
Notes & News: UK - South Georgia and South Sandwich - Timor-Leste - MPA governance - MPA business plans - Research in large MPAs - Video series - Marine World Heritage film
LMMA Lessons: Sustainable management outside of MPAs is just as important as inside
[This issue is also available en español.]
New on OpenChannels: With 'Private Groups' function, your group or project can have its own secure forum for discussion, content sharing
New Year's Resolutions for the MPA Field: What Practitioners Would Like to Happen in 2013
Identifying Three Types of Ecologically Important Sites on the High Seas: An Interview with Jeff Ardron
Results from MPA News Poll: Reader Response to Tighter Guidelines for What Is Considered a Marine Protected Area
Perspective: Puget Sound Needs a Network of Effective MPAs and No-Take Marine Reserves
By Jamie Glasgow
Letter to the Editor: Clarification on Antarctic MPA proposals
Notes & News: Belize - Mediterranean MPA lessons - Diesel spill - Norway
LMMA Lessons: Strategies for improving community compliance and enforcement
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 14, No. 3 (November-December 2012)
New MPA-related content on OpenChannels this month
What Counts as a Marine Protected Area?
MPA News Poll: What should we count as MPAs?
Perspective: When NGOs Invest Long-term in an MPA's Management
By Anton Wijonarno
Perspective: An Update on Marine Protected Areas in the UK
By Alice Cornthwaite
Notes & News: Australia - Antarctica - American Samoa - Mozambique - Important Bird Areas - Mediterranean - Climate change and MPAs - Global MPA coverage
LMMA Lessons: Using a tok story session to share lessons on community-based management
[This issue is also available en español.]
OpenChannels: New Forum for Sharing Knowledge on Ocean Planning and Management
Cook Islands and New Caledonia Declare Intent to Designate Large Multi-Use MPAs
MPA Perspective: United States Proposes MPA in Antarctica's Ross Sea Region
By Evan T. Bloom
Letters to the Editor: MPA Community Continues to Reinvent Tools Rather than Seek Consistency
Highlights from 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 14, No. 1 (July-August 2012)
Great Barrier Reef on Way to 'World Heritage in Danger' List Unless Development Plans Stopped
New Calculation of World MPA Coverage is Twice Previous Estimates, but Still Far Below Target
New Global MPA Database Launched: MPAtlas.org
Australia Announces Final Proposal for MPA Network, Including Coral Sea MPA
MPA Perspective: Coral MPAs and the Need for Long-Term Local Community Benefits
By Douglas Fenner
LMMA Lessons: How Communities Prepare for Managing their Marine Resources
Notes & News: High seas MPA - Rio+20 commitments - Maldives - California - Antarctica - France - US - Canada - MPAs in developing nations - iPhone app
Songs for MPAs
[This issue is also available en español.]
Paying for MPAs: Examples of Large-Scale Fundraising for Planning and Management
Marine Protected Areas in Fisheries Management: A West African Perspective
Notes & News: Chagos size - Chile - Artisanal fishers and MPAs - Benthic protection areas - Wind farms as MPAs - Climate and MPAs - MPA manager exchanges - Training MPA scientists
From the Database: Five median-sized MPAs
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 13, No. 5 (March-April 2012)
The MPA Math: How to Reach the 10% Target for Global MPA Coverage
MPA Perspective: Key Lessons Learned in the Management of MPAs and Marine Natural Resources
By Graeme Kelleher
Notes & News: MPA Agency Summit - Global Partnership for Oceans - Ross Sea marine reserve - Coral Sea MPA - Guidelines on MPAs and fisheries - Mediterranean MPAs - MPA presentations
From the Database: Most-viewed MPAs on protectedplanet.net website
[This issue is also available en español.]
Paper Parks Re-Examined: Building a Future for "MPAs-in-Waiting"
On the Current State of MPA Science: An Interview with Joachim Claudet
Australian Government Releases Proposal for Large Coral Sea MPA; Stakeholders Respond
Notes & News: MPA enforcement - Southern California - Uruguay - High seas MPAs - Baltic and northeast Atlantic - Australia - Marine mammal protected areas - Prisoners fishing in no-take area - Marine debris forum
From the Database: The Northernmost MPAs
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 13, No. 3 (November-December 2011)
Marine Debris and MPAs: Managing the Impacts of Litter on Marine Ecosystems
Letter to the Editor: Clarifying the Status of Proposed Marine Reserves in New Zealand
MPA Perspective: Creation of a Network of Locally Managed Marine Areas in the Western Indian Ocean
By Kame Westerman
MPA Perspective: Promoting Peer-to-Peer Dialogue to Achieve Successful MPA Targets
By Giuseppe Di Carlo and Alessandra Pome
Notes & News: No oil exploration in Seaflower - Antarctic MPAs - MPA legislation guidelines- Canada - Planting mangroves - MPA mobile app - MPA management success
From the Database: Largest MPAs by Hemisphere
[This issue is also available en español.]
The Surge in Very Large MPAs: What Is Driving It and What Does the Future Hold?
Letter to the Editor: Additional Comment on Australia's Proposed South-west MPAs
Is Mexico's Cabo Pulmo National Park the Most Successful No-Take Marine Reserve in the World?
Notes & News: MPA enforcement - UK MPAs - Pacific shark sanctuary - 15 MPAs in one town - Brazil protest - New Zealand reserves - Deep ocean MPAs - Mediterranean - Marine mammals - US
MPA Bookshelf: New Publications
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 13, No. 1 (July-August 2011)
Marine Mammal Protected Areas: What Makes Them Special, and How Their Management Can Be Advanced
UN Working Group Recommends Path toward Multilateral Agreement on High Seas Conservation, Including MPAs
Letter to the Editor: Well-Managed Trawl Fishery Would Be Disproportionately Impacted by SW Australian MPAs
Notes & News: Guide on EBM - World Heritage - China - Canada - Mediterranean
[This issue is also available en español.]
Finding the Balance: Strengthening MPA Governance by Mixing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Other Approaches
What Are the Main Challenges Facing the MPA World?
Australia Announces Plan for Large Network of MPAs off SW Coast
Comparing the Costs of Large vs. Small MPAs, and No-Take Areas vs. Multi-Use MPAs: Interview with Natalie Ban
Notes & News: Compensation for displaced fishers - Chile & US - Palau - MPA scorecards - Reserve science - Bonaire coral resilience - Reducing ship strikes - Mobile apps for MPAs - Retailers support MPAs
Impacts of the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami on Japanese MPAs
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 12, No. 5 (March-April 2011)
The Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package: How It Grew Out of Control, and Its Implications for Future MPA Processes
In Colombian MPA, Management Files Suit to Stop Oil Exploration Inside Boundary
High Seas Closures in the Western Tropical Pacific: A Step Forward for MPAs in International Waters
Letter to the Editor: Large MPAs Can Be a Distraction
Notes & News: Bottom fishing in N. Pacific - Costa Rica - New Zealand - Namibia - Sargasso Sea - Grenadines MPA network - Marine World Heritage - US national system - Lionfish invasion - MPA winemaking
Correction: Global MPA Coverage Figure Was Low
[This issue is also available en español.]
Comparing Two Methods of Building MPA Networks: One Site at a Time vs. All at Once
Network Launched for Managers of Very Large MPAs
MPA Perspective: Autonomous Vessels Offer New Tool for MPA Research and Enforcement
Letters to the Editor
Science Spotlight: Studies on Larval Export, MPA Impacts on Communities
Notes & News: MPA web domains for sale - Purse seine closures - California - Raja Ampat - US - IMCC2 - MPAs in fisheries management
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 12, No. 3 (November-December 2010)
With Global MPA Coverage Falling Short of 10% Target, Biodiversity Summit Extends Deadline
Views on Global MPA Coverage and the 10% Target: Interview with Kristina Gjerde and Mark Spalding
More Outputs from the Convention on Biological Diversity Meeting: Publications, Awards, Debt Swap
Large New MPAs Designated in North Atlantic, South America, Western Australia
Five-Year Study Releases Findings on Effects of MPAs
Program to Help Displaced Fishers Ends Up Costing 25 Times More than Planned
Letters to the Editor
Notes & News: Carbon-neutral MPA - Shark sanctuaries - Plastic in MPAs - French-funded MPAs - Applying IUCN categories - Parks Canada
Reef Resilience: Management Tips to Prepare for Ocean Acidification
[This issue is also available en español.]
MPAs and Indigenous Peoples: Co-Management as a Means of Respecting Traditional Culture and Strengthening Conservation
MPA Perspective: Reflections on Resource Management, Native Hawaiian Culture, and Papahanaumokuakea
By Miwa Tamanaha
From the Editor: MPA News in Spanish; Reader Feedback
Notes & News: UK - Canada - Malta - World Heritage - US - MPA expert database - Connectivity handbook - Coral Triangle MPA - LMMA Network - Invasive lionfish - MPA networks - Coral ID guide - Sea level rise - Undersea weddings
Science Spotlight: Can Protected Areas Change Fish Behavior?
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 12, No. 1 (July-August 2010)
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Experiences of MPA Managers So Far, and What Lessons Can Be Learned
Is Offshore Drilling Worth the Environmental Risk of Spills?
How Close Is the MPA Field to Meeting Its Global Targets?
MPA Perspective: Standardizing the Effective Management of MPAs in Italy
By Carlo Franzosini, Marco Costantini, Saul Ciriaco, Maurizio Spoto
Notes & News: Large no-take areas - Albania - US - Canada - Russia - Vietnam - IMCC2 - MPA size and spacing - Enforcement - Coral reef monitoring
Building Resilience: Communicating Bleaching Incidents to Stakeholders
[This issue is also available en español.]
UK Designates MPA around Chagos Archipelago, But No Decision Yet on How Much Will Be No-Take
Special Section: Experiences in MPA Enforcement, Part II: More Tools and Strategies
MPA Perspective: International Challenges for the Establishment of MPAs in the Dutch North Sea
By Ton IJlstra
Notes & News: John Clark - Portugal - Oil spills - Phoenix Islands - Tokelau - Egypt - Mission Blue - MPAs and marine planning - Indigenous people - UK - Marxan - Online mapping tool - Spillover - MPA News website
MPA Education Spotlight: Taking students snorkeling in MPAs
MPA Tip: On the importance of long time frames for building trust
Building Resilience: Put a bleaching response plan on your to-do list
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 11, No. 5 (March-April 2010)
MPA Enforcement: How Practitioners Are Developing New Tools, Strategies, and Partnerships
Managing a Changing Set of Enforcement Challenges: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines
Chagos: Background on a Disputed Archipelago and Efforts to Designate its Waters as a Reserve
Letter to the Editor: Reserve Effects
Notes & News: Pacific tuna closures - Peru - Baltic - Sargasso Sea - High seas closures - US and France - Disney movie - Latin America - Climate change - Economics of MPAs - Reef resilience - Protected area categories - Great Barrier Reef lessons - Underwater sculptures
Science spotlight: Global study shows MPAs help to stop coral loss
[This issue is also available en español.]
The Reserve Effect on Fisheries: In Light of Recent Studies, Should It Be Considered Settled Science?
Letters to the Editor: Seismic Surveys and MPAs
Following Copenhagen, Publications and Other Resources Available on Climate Change
Notes & News: Correction - Webinar recap - UK - Caribbean - W. Australia - Tasmania - US - High seas governance - Coral reefs
MPA Tip: On setting up a monitoring plan
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 11, No. 3 (November-December 2009)
Seismic Surveys and MPAs: How Should Managers Address the Issue of Underwater Noise?
On Balancing Science and Conservation in an MPA: A Case from Eastern Canada
New Initiative Guides Protection of Significant Areas in Open Ocean, Deep Sea
New Coordinator of World Heritage Marine Programme Describes Plan Forward
Notes & News: Chagos - Antarctica - Mozambique - Sweden and Norway - MPA at resort - Deepwater corals - Palau - Nova Scotia - Human chain - Compensation - US - Coral stress response plan - WCPA - Analytical tool
[This issue is also available en español.]
Planning MPAs for the Deep Ocean: How Can We Protect What We Do Not Yet Know?
Applying the Arts to MPA Planning and Management: Four Examples
Research Spotlight: Would It Be Better to Select Areas where Fishing Is Allowed, Rather than Disallowed?
Letter to the Editor: MPAs, Politics, and Chess
Webinar: "Lessons from MPA Networking Programs, Part II", 19 October 2009
MPA Tip: Coordinating Research in an MPA
Notes & News: France - Great Barrier Reef - Fish habitat areas - South Australia - Arctic - California - Statement of concern - U.S. - LMMA Network - Involving stakeholders
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 11, No. 1 (July-August 2009)
Note from the Editor: An Anniversary and a New Publishing Schedule
Updates on MPA Networks in Progress: Experiences So Far in Victoria and West Hawai`i
Special Section: More News from the Second International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC2)
Letter to the Editor: Be Honest with Communities about MPAs
Notes & News: Western Pacific - Indonesia - Mexico - Brazil - World Heritage sites - Tropical marine EBM - Marine conservation agreements - MPA guidelines - Skills-building lessons
[This issue is also available en español.]
Australia Designates Massive, Interim Conservation Zone in Coral Sea
South Africa Announces Plan for Large Offshore MPA
Special Section: News from the International Marine Conservation Congress and Second International Marine Protected Areas Congress
Results of MPA News Poll: Appreciation Growing for EBM, and for MPAs' Place in It
Notes & News: Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Enforcement technology - South Pacific LMMAs - U.S. coral habitat - MPA Fund
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 10, No. 10 (May 2009)
Communicating with Stakeholders and Communities: Specialists Offer Their Advice to MPA Managers
Compensation Plan Proposed for MPA-Affected Fishers in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Financing Spotlight: Funding Fijian MPAs through Resource "Adoption" Programs
Notes & News: IMPAC2 - U.S. National System of MPAs - "Best Job in the World" - MPA course - Marine mammal MPAs
[This issue is also available en español.]
Re-Examining the Role of MPAs in Ecosystem-Based Management
MPA Perspective With Three Federal Authorities Protecting Marine Areas, Canada Takes an Integrated Approach to MPA Establishment
By the Federal Marine Protected Areas Strategy Working Group
MPA Perspective Protecting the Marine Resources of Northwest Ecuador with Local Communities - Creation of the First Marine Reserve in Mainland Ecuador
By Soledad Luna, Patricia Zurita, Tannya Lozada, Manfred Altamirano and Luis Suárez
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 10, No. 8 (March 2009)
How the Global Financial Crisis Could Affect MPAs, and What Practitioners Are Doing to Prepare for It
New Web-Based Tool Allows Planners to Design MPAs, View Potential Impacts Instantly
Research Spotlight: Balancing Human Health and Marine Ecosystem Health
Notes & News: Namibia - South Australia - U.S. - Social dimensions of MPAs - Reserve effects - Mediterranean
[This issue is also available en español.]
U.S. Designates Three More Large MPAs in the Pacific
"The Best Job in the World": Queensland Campaign Results in 14,000 Applications for MPA Job
Publication Offers Guidelines, Best Practices for Tropical MPA Management
Planning Spotlight: Using "Sliding Windows" to Design MPAs
Notes & News: Arctic closure - Training of trainers - Global MPA progress - Acidification - European MPAs - Google Earth - IMCC - Ocean observing systems - Vertical zoning
MPA Tip: On a Simple Method for Gap Analysis
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 10, No. 6 (December 2008/January 2009)
Ocean Acidification: What It Could Mean for MPAs
The Honolulu Declaration on Ocean Acidification and Reef Management
Applying Conservation and Management Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef to the Baltic Sea Region: Interview with Åsa Andersson
U.S. Releases Final Framework for National MPA System
Notes & News: MPA networks - California - Fisheries management - MPA economics - World Conservation Congress - Ecuador
[This issue is also available en español.]
The New IUCN Definition for "Protected Area": Examining Its Effects on MPA Practice
Certification Program Now Available for MPA Managers
No-Take Marine Reserves as Fishery Management Tools: An Interview with Bob Steneck
MPA Perspective An Australian View on MPA Report Cards
By Trevor Ward, Graham Edgar, and Hugh Possingham
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: Moreton Bay - Argentina - Gender and protected areas - Public opinion - Madagascar - South Africa
MPA Tip: On Resolving Management Conflicts with Stakeholders
[This issue is also available enespañol.]
Vol. 10, No. 4 (October 2008)
World Conservation Congress Brings Many Developments for MPA Practitioners: New Tools, Publications, Principles
Huge No-Take Area Proposed for Australian Coral Sea
MPA Perspective A Role for Marine Conservation Agreements
By John Claussen, Eduard Niesten, Dick Rice, Jay Udelhoven, and Patricia Zurita
Notes & News: Greenpeace action - LMMAs - Canada - U.S. - Park rangers
[This issue is also available en español.]
What Will MPA Planning and Management Be Like in 10 Years?: MPA Practitioners Forecast the Future
US President Bush Considers Major New MPAs for Central and Western Pacific
MPA Perspective Managing the "Nemo Effect" of Globalization in the Reef Fish Community
By Juan Carlos Huitron
MPA Perspective A New Framework for Managing Impacts of Structures in Declared Fish Habitat Areas
By Mary Lawrence, Dave Sully, John Beumer, and Dawn Couchman
Notes & News: International Marine Conservation Congress - MPA blog - Fisheries management and MPAs - MediterraneanMPAs
MPA Tip: Tracking Ships to Avoid Damage to Sensitive Areas
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 10, No. 2 (August 2008)
Selecting Sites for MPAs: How Practitioners Have Used Different Methods in Planning MPA Networks
Future Directions in MPA Site Selection
By Dan Brumbaugh
MPA Perspective Building Networks of MPAs for Sustainable Reef Fisheries in Indonesia - The COREMAP Experience
By Peter J. Mous, Agus Dermawan, Cheeryta Yunia
Notes & News: MPA management capacity - Malpelo - Networking educators - Valuation of closures
MPA Tip: Making technical language accessible for public planning processes
[This issue is also available en español.]
What Does Your MPA Cost?: Considering the Various Costs of MPAs to Stakeholders and Management
The Micronesia Challenge: Assessing Progress Over the Past Two Years
MPA Perspective The Outer Continental Shelf: Opportunities for Marine Environmental Protection
By Daniel Owen
Notes & News: Marxan handbook - World Heritage sites
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 9, No. 11 (June 2008)
De Facto MPAs: How They Can Assist Conservation and Resource Management
MPA Perspective Monitoring for Resilience to Climate Change in Coral MPAs
By David Obura, Gabriel Grimsditch, and Ameer Abdulla
Implementing France's MPA Law: Interview with Olivier Laroussinie, Director of the French MPA Agency
Notes & News: High seas MPAs - MPA governance - Social dimensions of MPAs - US - Leasing and owning - Science of reserves
MPA Tip: How to Approach Donors to Establish an Endowment
[This issue is also available en español.]
Creating Endowments for Sustainable Funding of MPAs: Experts Describe the Opportunities and Challenges
MPA Perspective A National MPA Network for Canada by 2012: How Do We Get There from Here?
By Sabine Jessen
MPA Perspective Integrating a Community-Based MPA Network at the Barangay Level in the Philippines
By Jan-Willem van Bochove
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: UK - Australia - Canada
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 9, No. 9 (April 2008)
Marine Peace Parks: Establishing Transboundary MPAs to Improve International Relations and Conservation
A Conversation with Willem van Riet, Peace Parks Foundation
Facing the Challenges of the Next 50 Years: Interview with Russell Reichelt - Chair, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Notes & News: IMPAC2 - WCPA survey - US - Locally managed marine areas - High seas governance
[This issue is also available en español.]
Kiribati Expands Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Creating World's Largest MPA
MPA Global Database Releases Figures: MPAs Cover Just 0.65% of Oceans
MPA Perspective MPAs in Europe - Challenges and Opportunities
By José A. García-Charton, Concepción Marcos, Fuensanta Salas, and Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa
MPA Perspective Climate Change and the U.S. National System of MPAs - Why Places Are Important
By Joseph Uravitch
Notes & News: Marxan - Social dimensions of MPAs - High seas reserves - UK - Deep coral ecosystems - US
[This issue is also available en español.]
Vol. 9, No. 7 (February 2008)
New Project to Strengthen the World Database on Protected Areas: What MPA Practitioners Can Expect
MPA Perspective The International Year of the Reef 2008 - Time to Renew Efforts for Coral Reef MPAs
By Susan Wells
MPA Spotlight Profiling the Debate Over Reopening Tsitsikamma National Park to Fishing
Notes & News: Uganda - India - Mediterranean - UK - US
MPA Tip: On restoring seagrass after vessel damage
[This issue is also available en español.]
What Should Be Done When MPAs Do Not Meet Their Goals?: Poll Reveals Range of Views
Special Feature Insights on Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas from the European Symposium on MPAs
A. How Much, and How Often, Should the Fishing Industry Be Involved in MPA Planning?
B. Finding a Balance Between Conventional Fisheries Management and MPAs: Interview with Peter Jones
MPA Spotlight: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a World Heritage Site, Addresses Illegal Fishing and Seismic Exploration
Notes & News: Channel Islands - Canada - Marine reserve science - MPAs and poverty - U.S. MPAs - IMPAC2
MPA Tip: Managing MPAs for Resilience Amid Climate Change
[This issue is also available enespañol.]
Vol. 9, No. 5 (November 2007)
New Zealand Designates Network of Deep Sea Protected Areas Covering More than One Million Square Kilometers
Special Feature More Lessons from the European Symposium on MPAs
1. Why agencies should consider the use of pre-arranged agreements in MPA planning
2. What the MPA science community "knows it doesn't know", and what this implies for management
Notes & News: South America - Europe - RFMOs - Prehistoric fishing
MPA Tip: Management plans should be clear and simple
Coral Species Added to IUCN Red List for First Time: What Does This Mean for MPAs?
Special Feature European Symposium Examines MPAs Across Fisheries Management and Ecosystem Conservation
MPA Perspective Defining Conservation in the Marine Realm, Including What Is (or Is Not) an MPA
By Richard Kenchington
Notes & News: Latin American MPAs - Blue Auction results - Lessons learned DVD - Natura 2000 - MPAs and fisheries management - Ship strikes with cetaceans - Great Barrier Reef - Recreational fishing
MPA Tip: The Fundamental Criterion for MPA Success
Vol. 9, No. 3 (September 2007)
Big Old Fat Fecund Female Fish: The BOFFFF Hypothesis and What It Means for MPAs and Fisheries Management
Before All the Ice Melts, Part II: More Experts Weigh In on Proactive Management for Arctic Ocean
Notes & News: Auctioning species names - Gap analysis - Coral conservation funding - Reef fisheries research - Loss of coral cover - Ocean history book
Before the Ice Melts: Experts Discuss Proactive Protection of the Arctic Ocean in Anticipation of Climate Change
MPA Perspective Developing Design Guidance for Offshore MPAs
By Jennifer A. Brown and Lisa Wooninck
Notes & News: Australian MPA network - Mexico - Moorings - Economics of MPAs - Coral reef MPAs - Training of trainers - Pelagic MPAs - Cold-water coral disease
Vol. 9, No. 1 (July 2007)
Unchecked Tourism in Galapagos Endangers National Park and Marine Reserve: Interview with Graham Watkins
Canadian Trawlers Designate Voluntary Coral Closure; Fisheries Management Calls It "Good First Step"
More Lessons from California MPA-Planning Process: Fishing Industry Viewpoints
Management Spotlight: MPAs Coordinate Management at Opposite Ends of Whale Migration Route
Notes & News: Self-assessment checklist - MPA effectiveness - Classifying coastal and shelf areas - Recreational fishing and MPAs
MPA Tip: Managing Research in MPAs
Note from the Editor
Newsletter to Be Launched on Ecosystem-Based Management; Will Serve as Sister Publication to MPA News
Planners Discuss Role of Science and Socioeconomics in California MPA-Planning Process
MPA Perspective Challenges Faced by the Global MPA Field
By Jeff Ardron
Notes & News: Indonesia - Pacific Islands - Papahanaumokuakea - Precautionary principle - Marine spatial planning - High seas MPAs - MPA categories
MPA Tip: Managing Visitor Impact
Vol. 8, No. 10 (May 2007)
Do We Really Need 50 Ways to Say "Marine Protected Area"?: Views on MPA Terminology, and Efforts to Categorize MPAs
Update on WCPA-Marine Summit: Guidebook Released on Establishing MPA Networks; "Wet List" and Action Plan to Come
Agreement Places Strict Limits on Bottom Trawling in South Pacific
Letter to the Editor: Mobile MPAs good for more than just highly migratory species
Notes & News: IMPAC1 proceedings - California - Managing SCUBA diving - Reef restoration - European MPA scientists - Historical marine ecology
MPA Tip: Questions for Thinking about the Business of Protected Areas
Global MPA Priorities to Be Set this Month: Interview with Dan Laffoley, Vice Chair - Marine, World Commission on Protected Areas
UK Launches Proposals to Plan Nation's Waters, Create Network of MPAs
MPA Perspective Developing Capacity-Building Programs to Meet the Needs of Regional MPAs
By Anne Walton
New Publications Available on Protected Area Management and Integrated Coastal Management
Notes & News: Canada - Brazil - US - New Zealand
Research Spotlight: Ocean Tracking Network
Vol. 8, No. 8 (March 2007)
Using Marine Reserves to Protect Highly Migratory Species: Scientists Discuss Potential Strategies, Including Mobile MPAs
On the Importance of Educating Park Visitors: An Interview with Phil Dearden
Letter to the Editor: Recreational angling and Skomer Marine Nature Reserve
As Ocean Warms, Will Great Barrier Reef Migrate Southward? (And If So, Should the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Follow It?)
MPA Planning Spotlight: Update on Implementation of California's Marine Life Protection Act
Notes & News: Colombia - Fiji - Ocean zoning - Caribbean MPAs - Grants for EBM tools
Educating Stakeholders about MPAs: Practitioners Use an Array of Methods
MPA Perspective Aligning the Interests of Anglers and Conservation Groups on MPAs
By Leon Roskilly
Notes & News: Sea level rise - Ecosystem resilience - Manager survey - Mediterranean MPAs - Puerto Rico
Vol. 8, No. 6 (December 2006/January 2007)
In an Era of Climate Change, How Can Managers Ensure that Today's MPAs Remain Relevant Over Time?
MPA Perspective The Sea Search Partnership: A Community-Based Monitoring Program for MPAs in Victoria, Australia
By Rebecca Koss, Anthony Boxshall, and Peter Brown
Results from the MPA News Reader Poll: The Relationship between MPAs and Ecosystem-Based Management
Notes & News: Scaling up MPAs - Canada - Australia - Victoria - Knowledge synthesis - Sharing lessons - EMPAS project
Vol. 8, No. 5 (November 2006)
Bringing MPAs Online: The Use of Webcams for Education, Monitoring, and Other Purposes
Costs and Challenges Involved with Webcams: Interview with Daniel Senie of Caribbean Webcams
MPA Perspective A Practical Rule of Thumb for Spacing in MPA Networks
By Jeffrey M. Leis
Notes & News: Coral bleaching - Canada - Pollution - Norway - Upcoming events
Vol. 8, No. 4 (October 2006)
Examining the Role of MPAs in Ecosystem-Based Management, and Vice Versa: Five Examples
Research Spotlight: Lessons Learned on MPAs, Conservation, and Customary Sea Tenure in the Western Solomon Islands
Notes & News: MPA boundaries - Underwater heritage - Climate change - MPA framework for US - MPAs proposed for Spain
Oil Spills in Lebanon and the Philippines Highlight Spill Threat to MPAs
Advice for MPA Managers on Oil Spills: Interview with Jim E. Peschel
Results from MPA News Poll: Which MPA is "World's Largest"?
Network of Marine Reserves Designated in Central California
Notes & News: Croatia - Conservation success factors - Philippine MPAs - Biodiversity proxies - Fish-friendly structures - Free journal access
Letter to the Editor: Use of MPAs should be flexible, not rigid
Vol. 8, No. 2 (August 2006)
Protecting the Spawning and Nursery Habitats of Fish: The Use of MPAs to Safeguard Critical Life-History Stages for Marine Life
MPA Perspective Anatomy of an Advocacy Campaign
By Joshua Reichert
MPA News Reader Poll: Which MPA is the "World's Largest"?
Notes & News: Mediterranean MPAs - World Heritage - Fisheries refugia guidelines - Sudan
US Designates "World's Largest" MPA in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
MPA Perspective MPAs in Indonesia: What Progress Has Been Made Since 1984?
By Lida Pet-Soede
Research Spotlight: Project Seeks Answers to What Makes an MPA Effective, Among Other Questions
Recent Developments toward a System of High-Seas MPAs:An Interview with Kristina Gjerde
Notes & News: High-seas closures - Vanuatu - Coral grants - Mediterranean reserves - Self-funding protected areas
Letter from the Editor
Vol. 7, No. 11 (June 2006)
Balancing Ecology and Economics: Viewpoints on the Process of Planning an MPA Network for SE Australia
Notes & News: W. Pacific MPAs - Sacred protected areas - Regional fisheries management
Special Feature: Measurement of Management Effectiveness - The Next Major Stage in MPAs?
A. Why Should We Evaluate the Management Effectiveness of a MPA?
B. Table: Methodologies for Evaluating MPA Management Effectiveness
C. On Defining MPA "Success" and Choosing an Evaluation Method: Interview with Marc Hockings
Notes & News: SE Australia - Murder of patrol officer - High-seas reserves - Financing protected areas
MPA Perspective Using Regional Workshops to Understand the Human Dimension of MPAs
By Bryan Oles, Charles M. Wahle, Sarah Fischer, Marc L. Miller, and Patrick Christie
Vol. 7, No. 9 (April 2006)
Kiribati Designates Large MPA, to Be Funded by Endowment
MPA Perspective New Zealand Seafood Industry Proposes Huge Closures - Cynicism or Pragmatism?
By Kevin Stokes
MPA Perspective MPA Management Policies in West Africa: Recommended Guidelines for Balancing Conservation and Development
By Bertrand Cazalet
Notes & News: Global MPA assessment - Rapid response fund - Trawl closure - Post-tsunami reefs - Research spotlight
Use of Volunteers in MPA Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Advice
MPA Perspective Managing Recreational Fishing in MPAs through Vertical Zoning: The Importance of Understanding Benthic-Pelagic Linkages
By Charles Wahle, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, and Lisa Wooninck
Letters to the Editor
Notes & News: NZ trawl closure - WCPA - Dutch Caribbean - Mapping human use - Reef protection - Conference report - Caribbean course - Master's degree - Ineffective reserves
Vol. 7, No. 7 (February 2006)
MPA Network Is Proposed for SE Australia; Will Be Integrated with National Program to Reduce Fishing Effort
Displaced Effort, License Buyouts, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Interview with Stephen Oxley
MPA Perspective Protecting the Least-Protected Places on Earth: The Open Oceans
By Elliott A. Norse
MPA Perspective A Marine Reserve Manifesto
By Bill Ballantine
Notes & News: Correction - New Zealand - Oregon - MPA management - Mediterranean - Support MPA News
Sacred MPAs: Where Protected Areas Hold Spiritual Value for Stakeholders, and How This Affects Management
"We are part of nature...not its steward": Interview with Allen Putney
MPA Perspective Paper Parks in the Philippines - Improved Information Tells a New Story
By Alan T. White and Anna Blesilda T. Meneses
A Year After the Tsunami: Surin Marine National Park, Thailand
Letters to the Editor
Notes & News: IMPAC1 coverage - Mooring buoy funding - New Zealand - Great Barrier Reef - Coral reef MPAs - Spawning aggregations - Tips on public consultation
Vol. 7, No. 5 (November 2005)
Global Targets for MPA Designations Will Not Be Met; Experts Respond
MPA Perspective What Qualities Make a "Great Park"
By Artie Jacobson
MPA Perspective Problems and Recommendations for Using GIS to Improve Decision-Making in California's Channel Islands Marine Reserves
By Michael Robinson, Chris Miller, Chris Hoeflinger, and Barbara Walker
MPA Perspective Developing Guidelines for "Fish-Friendly" Aquatic Infrastructure
By Kurt Derbyshire
Notes & News: Eastern Canada - Fiji - Coral bleaching - Ecosystem-based management - Precautionary principle - Socioeconomic monitoring
MPA News Poll: The Coming Challenges for MPAs, and How to Address Them
MPA Perspective Conservation Incentive Agreements As a Tool for Developing and Managing MPAs
By Eduard Niesten, Richard Rice, and Mark Erdmann
MPA Spotlight The Tropical Eastern Pacific Corridor: Efforts to Protect Multinational Area Face Opposition from Tuna Fleet
Notes & News: Correction - Caribbean fishery restrictions - Caribbean MPAs - Cultural MPAs - NWHI
Vol. 7, No. 3 (September 2005)
Mooring Buoys as a Management Tool for Controlling Visitor Impacts: An Introduction
"Sacrificial" Areas: An Appropriate Management Tool for MPAs?
The Role of MPAs in Protecting Against Coastal Disasters: Interview with Terry Hughes
Notes & News: Coral MPA funding - IMPAC1 - Aleutian MPA - Enforcement
"Sister MPAs": Building International Relationships Between Sites to Share Lessons
MPA Perspective: Key Findings on the Sustainability of Integrated Coastal Management Processes
MPA Spotlight: Tanzanian MPA Teams Up with Mobile Phone Company to Improve Communications
Notes & News: World Heritage - Mediterranean MPAs - MPA networks - Island MPAs
Letter to the Editor
Vol. 7, No. 1 (July 2005)
Developing a National System of MPAs: US Working To Promote Coordination of Existing and Future Sites
Feedback on the Roles of Science and Stakeholders in MPA Decision-making
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: Fish biomass in reserves - US trawl ban - Acoustic tracking - Priority conservation areas
Note from the Editor
Applying Lessons from Rainforest Protected Areas to MPA Management: Interview with Tom Struhsaker
Hawai'i Resource Managers Propose State Marine Reserve for NWHI
MPA Perspective Science, Participation, and Politics in MPA Management
By Nancy Dahl-Tacconi, University of Queensland
Notes & News: IMPAC1 - Precautionary principle - Pew Fellows - Biodiversity loss - Western Pacific - Arctic ecosystems - Tsunami links
Letters to the Editor
Vol. 6, No. 10 (June 2005)
Sportfishing, MPAs, and the Debate Over Management
MPA Profile The Seaflower MPAs, Colombia: Cooperative, Consensus-Based Planning with Stakeholders
MPA Perspective Deep-Sea Vents Should Be World Heritage Sites
By Magnus Johnson, University of Hull, UK
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: Great Barrier Reef - IMPAC1
The Science and Politics of Marine Reserves: When Planners Raise Community Hopes of Higher Fishery Yields
Scientific Opinion on Promises of Higher Fishery Yields
Bottom Trawling Prohibited Below 1000 Meters in Mediterranean
Notes & News: Queensland - Tanzania - UK - Barents Sea - Russia - MPA networks
Letter to the Editor
Vol. 6, No. 8 (March 2005)
Climate Change and Ocean Warming: Preparing MPAs for It
Project Is Underway to Create Global MPA Database
Tsunami Aftermath: Pulau Weh, Indonesia
Notes & News: Huge trawl closure - Poverty and MPAs - Anchor damage
Assessing Tsunami Damage to Indian Ocean MPAs: Efforts Underway to Find Answers Amid Chaos
Scientists: UK Should Set Aside 30% of Waters as No-Take Reserves
Notes & News: Oil spill - Reef resilience - Mediterranean Sea - MPA financing - IMPAC1
Letter to the Editor
Vol. 6, No. 6 (December 2004/January 2005)
Invasive Species: Their Threat to MPAs, and How Practitioners Are Responding
Advice to Managers on Invasions: Imène Meliane, IUCN Global Marine Programme
IUCN Recommends Temporary Ban on High-Seas Bottom Trawling
Toolkit Provides Quick, All-Purpose Guide for MPA Managers in Western Indian Ocean
Notes & News: Seismic testing - Ningaloo - New Zealand - Cruise tourism - Collective action problems - Cetacean MPAs - MPAs and poverty - Coral reefs
Should MPAs Play a Role in Reducing Poverty?
New Fund to Channel Tourism Revenues to Mexican MPAs
MPA Perspective Divers Feeding Fishes: A Continuing Issue in MPA Management
By William Alevizon, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Notes & News: Seamount MPAs - MPA social science - Warden exchange - Conference proceedings
Conference Calendar
Vol. 6, No. 4 (October 2004)
Using Computer Software to Design Marine Reserve Networks: Planners Discuss Their Use of MARXAN
MPA News Poll: What Qualities Make a Good MPA Manager?
New Book Takes Comprehensive Look at Marine Reserves
Notes & News: Funding available - Advice on MPAs - Vanuatu MPA - Cold-water corals - Caribbean MPAs - Education journal
Urban MPAs: Protecting Marine Habitats in the Midst of Human Populations
Agreement to Protect Titanic Provides Model for High-Seas MPAs
Panel Releases Consensus Statement on Reserves as Fisheries Management Tool
Notes & News: Involving stakeholders - Monitoring coral - Rating management - Sacred MPA - California - MPA figures
Letter to the Editor
Vol. 6, No. 2 (August 2004)
Assessing the Carrying Capacity of MPAs: How Many Visitors Can Your MPA Hold?
MPA Profile: Trying to Balance Conservation and Sustainable Development in Russia's Largest MPA
Notes & News: Management effectiveness scorecard - Fundraising for MPAs - Coral reef MPA paper
Letter to the Editor
Predation in Marine Reserves: How Increases in Predator Populations Can Impact Diversity and Fisheries Goals
MPA Perspective Lessons for MPAs from Terrestrial Conservation
By Peter Kareiva, The Nature Conservancy
A Brief Guide to Regional MPA Projects in the Caribbean
Study: Global MPA Network Would Cost $12-14 Billion Annually
Notes & News: German MPAs - World Heritage sites
Vol. 5, No. 11 (June 2004)
Mixing Oil and Water, Part II: The Offshore Oil & Gas Industry and MPA Planning
The Science and Policy of Protecting Spawning Aggregations: Interview with Yvonne Sadovy
MPA Perspective Preparing for Negotiations on Coastal Issues
By Kristy Ellenberg, Ellenberg Associates
Notes & News: State-level MPAs - Online coral discussion - Connecting with local media
Australian Parliament Passes Re-Zoning Bill for Great Barrier Reef, Creating World's Largest Reserve System
Mixing Oil and Water, Part I: Examining Interactions Between Offshore Petroleum and MPAs
Measuring MPA Effectiveness: New Guidebook Provides Framework and Cases
Notes & News: Partnering in Caribbean
Vol. 5, No. 9 (April 2004)
Acoustic Tracking of Fish: How Continuous Data on Fish Movement Could Change the Planning of MPAs
UN Biodiversity Meeting Calls for Networks of MPAs
MPA Perspective When Is Coral Reef Rehabilitation an Appropriate Use of MPA Funding?
By Mark Erdmann, Bunaken National Park (Indonesia)
Notes & News: MPA finance tools - Lessons from Bunaken - Wetlands rehabilitation - Scientific consensus
Building "Learning Networks" Among MPAs: Projects Aim to Help Managers Learn from Each Other
Designing an MPA Learning Network: Interview with Nick Salafsky
Letter to the Editor
Ecuadorian Government Agrees to Review Galapagos Fisheries Regulations Following Seizure of Park Facilities by Fishermen
Notes & News: Climate and corals - Tasmanian reserves - Deep-sea corals - Deep-sea fisheries - Data on marine species - Brazilian MPAs - MPA Figures
Vol. 5, No. 7 (February 2004)
Feedback on Subject of Marine Reserve Science: Readers Respond With Variety of Views
Response #1: Moving the Discussion About Marine Reserve Science Forward
Response #2: The Science of Marine Protected Areas - How Much of It Is Useful?
Response #3: No-Take Zones Are Not The Only Way to Achieve Benefits for Biodiversity and Fisheries
Response #4: Scientists Should Focus More on Threat of Pollution
Notes & News: Compensating fishermen - East Asian MPAs - Technology needs of managers - California reserves - Proceedings of World Congress
MPA Perspective Reflections on the New Paradigm for Protected Areas
By Adrian Phillips, IUCN
Seeking the Win-Win Situation: A Brief Guide to Balancing Conservation and Fisheries Yields in Reserve Design
MPA Perspective The Science of Marine Reserves: How Much of It Is Science?
By Trevor Willis, Russell Millar, Russ Babcock & Nick Tolimieri
MPA Perspective Difficulties Involved in Studying Marine Reserves
By Fiona Gell and Callum Roberts
Effort Underway to Expand Use of World Heritage Convention for MPAs
Notes & News: Great Barrier Reef - NE Atlantic seamounts - Management plans
Vol. 5, No. 5 (November 2003)
Tools and Strategies for Financial Sustainability: How Managers Are Building Secure Futures for Their MPAs
Problem Is Shortage of Capacity, Not Revenue Sources: Proposing a New Approach to Financing Protected Areas
Notes & News: Planning alternative livelihoods - "Double payoff" of MPAs - Free journal access - Victoria MPA strategy
At World Parks Congress, Target Is Set for High-Seas MPAs: Five to Be Designated by 2008
Revisiting a Capacity-Building Project for MPA Managers in the Western Indian Ocean
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: Madagascar and Senegal - Protecting marine ornamentals - US MPA Advisory Committee
Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2003)
Biodiversity "Hotspots" Discovered for Large Ocean Predators; Can Serve as Basis for Open-Ocean MPAs, Say Researchers
Special Feature: Innovation and MPAs in the Mediterranean Sea
MPA Perspective The Diminishing Returns of MPA Science
By Jake Rice, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Views on Adjustment Programs for Displaced Canadian Fishermen
Notes & News: SE Australia MPAs - Training fisheries managers - World Parks Congress
When Fishing Grounds Are Closed: Developing Alternative Livelihoods for Fishing Communities
MPA Perspective International Advisory Boards: A Tool for Local MPA Management
By Marion Howard, Former MPA Coordinator, CORALINA
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News: SE Asia MPA network - African conservation areas - Millennium Assessment - MPA congress in 2005 - "B2B" update
Vol. 5, No. 1 (July 2003)
Using Locals in Enforcement, Some MPA Managers See Improved Compliance as a Result
Draft Zoning Plan for Great Barrier Reef Draws Reaction, Faces Changes
MPA Perspective Bringing in the Cash: A Short Guide to Fundraising
By Richard Offen, Manager, Neptune Coastline Campaign (The National Trust, UK)
Notes & News: West African MPAs - Norway - Indonesia - Tourism and MPAs - Precautionary principle - Social science
Letter to the Editor
Draft Plan Calls for One Third of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park To Be No-Take
"Naturalness" and MPAs: Scientists Discuss Protection for Last Undisturbed Ocean Sites
MPA Perspective The Art of Communicating MPA Science
By Claire Braund, The Regional Institute (New South Wales, Australia)
Notes & News: Ranger killed - Caribbean MPAs - World Heritage sites - National park reserve in Canada - Impact of fishing gears
Vol. 4, No. 10 (May 2003)
Private Ownership, Operation of MPAs: Cases Illustrate Challenges and Opportunities
MPA Perspective Practical Action with Marine Reserve Systems
By Bill Ballantine, Leigh Marine Laboratory
MPA Perspective Managing Conflict With and Among User Groups: Winning Strategies for MPA Managers
By Lynne Hinkey and Heidi Recksiek, (US) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notes & News: Protecting rangers - Caribbean reserves - MPA course
The Science of Larval Dispersal and Its Implications for Marine Reserve Planning
MPA Perspective Scientific Principles for Marine Reserve Systems
By Bill Ballantine, Leigh Marine Laboratory
NGOs Enable Mexico to Purchase Islands for Conservation
Notes & News: Canada - New Zealand - Fishery effects of reserves
Vol. 4, No. 8 (March 2003)
Building Trust, Empowering Resource Users: Efforts Underway to Educate, Encourage Participation of Fishermen in MPA Processes
MPA Perspective Integrity in Management
By Graeme Kelleher
Letter to the Editor
Manager Profile: Ashraf Saad Al Cibahy
Notes & News: NZ reserve - high-seas MPAs - MPA economics
Balancing Ecology and Economics, Part II: Lessons Learned from Planning an MPA Network in Victoria, Australia
MPA Perspective Tips for Developing Marine Boundaries
By David Stein, Technology, Planning, and Management Corporation (TPMC)
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News
Vol. 4, No. 6 (December 2002/January 2003)
Balancing Ecology and Economics: Lessons Learned from the Planning of a Marine Reserve Network in the Channel Islands (US)
MPA Perspective Conserving Ecological Integrity of Marine Reserves: "No-Take" is Not Necessarily "Fully Protected"
By William Alevizon, Wildlife Conservation Society
Notes & News
Women and MPAs: How Gender Affects Roles in Planning and Management
Interview with Marion Howard: Gender as a Factor in Community-Based MPA Work
Shrimpers and Mexican Government Compromise on Fishing in Reserve
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News
Vol. 4, No. 4 (October 2002)
Measuring the Effects of Marine Reserves on Fisheries: The Dilemmas of Experimental Programs
Australia Designates World's Largest No-Take Area
MPA Perspective Challenges in Planning Protected Areas in Jamaica, and the Co-Management Role of NGOs
By Peter Espeut, Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
Letter to the Editor
Notes & News
World Summit Calls for MPA Networks by 2012
A Perspective on the WSSD Accord
By Bud Ehler, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Involvement of the Private Sector in a Community-Based MPA: Case Example from Fiji
MPA Perspective Existing Small Marine Reserves Can Indicate Whether a Larger Network Is Feasible - Case Study from the West Coast of the United States
By Mark A. Hixon, Oregon State University
Canada Designates Trawl Closures to Protect Unique Sponge Reefs
Notes & News
Vol. 4, No. 2 (August 2002)
Using Multibeam Sonar to Map MPAs: Tool of the Future for Planning and Management?
MPA Perspective Mitigating the Effects of Coastal Development on the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve - A Case Example from Mexico
By Juan Bezaury Creel, The Nature Conservancy - Mexico
Notes & News
Letters to the Editor
Human Dimensions of MPAs: Facing the Challenges of Social Science and Its Implementation
MPA Perspective MPAs Improve General Management, While Marine Reserves Ensure Conservation
By Bill Ballantine, University of Auckland
Notes & News
Vol. 3, No. 11 (June 2002)
Financial Support for Fishermen Who Are Affected by Marine Reserves: Examining the Merits
MPA Perspective Dangerous Targets and Inflexible Stances Threaten Marine Conservation Efforts
By Tundi Agardy, Sound Seas
MPA Perspective Responding to the Commercial Fishing Industry's Concerns with MPAs in Australia
By Pascale Baelde, University of Canberra
Notes and News
Recuiting Research That Is Useful to Your MPA: Advice from Experts
What Scientists Want in an MPA Study Site: Interview with Callum Roberts
Finding International Funding for MPAs: Places to Search
MPA Perspective Basis of MPA Success Lies in the Objectives
By Nancy Dahl-Tacconi
Conference Calendar
Notes and News
Vol. 3, No. 9 (April 2002)
Stretching Your MPA Budget: How to Do More with Less Funding
Improving Applications of Science in MPA Design and Management
New England (US) Groundfishery Could Face Additional Closures
California MPA Process Ordered to Start Over: Too Little Input from Fishermen
Letter to the Editor
Notes and News
"Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas": Using a Comprehensive Planning Tool to Protect Habitats from Shipping
Gaps to Be Addressed in Management: Advice from Caribbean MPAs
MPA Perspective Ways to Ensure Marine Reserves Get a Fair Test
By Brock Bernstein, National Fisheries Conservation Center
Letters from Readers
Notes and News
Vol. 3, No. 7 (February 2002)
Managing Water Quality in MPAs: How Practitioners Are Handling the Challenges
MPA Perspective Advice for Promoting Participation of Authorities and Stakeholders in MPA Planning
By Peter J.S. Jones, University College London
From the Editor: Definitions
Letters from Readers
Notes and News
The Spillover Effect: What Do the Reserves in St. Lucia and Cape Canaveral Tell Us?
Putting No-Take Marine Reserves in Perspective
By Mark Tupper, University of Guam
Special Section: Insights on MPAs and Indigenous Peoples -- Part Two
(Feature: Indigenous Involvement Often Influenced by Culture and Regional Circumstances -- Four Examples)
Results from the Reader Challenge: Which MPA is the Oldest?
Notes and News
Vol. 3, No. 5 (November 2001)
Conserving Habitats that Are Poorly Understood: Deepwater Corals and Efforts to Protect Them
MPA Perspective Why and How MPA Planners Should Obtain Fishermen's Knowledge
By Bruce Burrows
Special Section: Insights on MPAs and Indigenous Peoples -- Part I
A. Indigenous Peoples and MPAs: Interview with Gonzalo Oviedo of WWF
B. On the Need for the Study of Indigenous Fishers' Knowledge, By Bob Johannes
Notes and News
Letter to the Editor
Letter from the Editor of MPA News
Sea Shepherd, an International NGO, Participates in Enforcement at Two MPAs
Australia to Assess 11 Potential MPA Sites
Workshop Results: Tips from Managers on Improving Science in MPA Management
MPA Perspective Marine Protected Areas in the North Sea
By the Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Conference Calendar
Vol. 3, No. 3 (September 2001)
Managers of Cultural MPAs Face Unique Challenges
UNESCO Draft Convention on Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage: An Introduction
New Atlas of World's Coral Reefs Sheds Light on Status of MPAs
Workshop Results: Tips from Scientists on Improving Science in MPA Management
Reader Challenge: When Was the First MPA Designated?
Notes and News
Creating MPA Inventories: How Canada and the US Are Meeting the Challenge
Revisiting High-Seas MPAs: A New Report, and Results of a Workshop
More Information on Climate Change and MPAs
Vol. 3, No. 1 (July 2001)
How Climate Change Could Affect MPAs: What Practitioners Need to Know
Plan for MPA System in Victoria (Australia) Faces Impasse on Issue of Fisher Compensation
MPA Perspective Using Biological Survey Data When Selecting MPAs -- A Framework
Paper Parks: Why They Happen, and What Can Be Done to Change Them
Tortugas Ecological Reserve to Take Effect
Canada to Designate MPA for Hydrothermal Vents
More Responses on the State of MPA Science
Vol. 2, No. 10 (May 2001)
Science as a Central Tool in Planning Marine Reserves: Case Study of the Channel Islands
Interview: Channel Islands Scientists Discuss their Work
MPA Practitioners Face Challenges in Accessing Science
The State of MPA Science: What Have We Learned Lately?
Vol. 2, No. 9 (April 2001)
MPAs and Tourism: Stakeholders Work to Build a Productive Relationship
Manual Offers Quick Reference for Management Strategies
New Book, Website Provide MPA Inventory for British Columbia
MPA Perspective MPA Revenue Generation and the User Fee Option
Conference Calendar
Vol. 2, No. 8 (March 2001)
Creating Self-Financing Mechanisms for MPAs: Three Cases
IUCN Offers Financing Guidebook for Managers
Citing Benefits of No-Take Areas, Scientists Call for New Networks of Marine Reserves
MPA Perspective Genetics, Marine Dispersal Distances, and the Design of Marine Reserve Networks
Case Study of a Spill Response: How Galapagos Managers Handled the Jessica Spill
US Launches Institute for MPA Training
Is Your MPA Effective?: New Report Offers Ways to Assess Management
MPA Perspective The Development and Establishment of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas
Conference Calendar
Vol. 2, No. 6 (December 2000/January 2001)
In Galápagos, Clashes Between Fishers and Managers Jeopardize Conservation Efforts
US Creates World's Second Largest MPA
Multimedia "Toolkit" Makes Scientific Case for No-Take Reserves
Coelacanths Discovered In S. African MPA; Tourism to Follow?
MPA Enforcement: Practitioners Employ Mix of High-Tech and Community-Based Strategies
US Establishes Center to Coordinate, Implement MPA Science
Science Panel Calls for More Reserves as Management Tools
US Marine Sanctuaries Law Reauthorized
MPA Update: Council Releases Final Report on MPAs in Victoria
Vol. 2, No. 4 (October 2000)
Communications and MPAs: How Practitioners Are Raising Awareness of MPA Issues
New Edition of IUCN "Orange Book" Reflects Changes, Challenges in MPA Field
Reader Feedback on the Re-Opening of Closed Areas
MPA Update: Race Rocks to Become Canada's First Official MPA
Re-opening Closed Areas: A New Tool for Balancing Consumption, Conservation?
Case Study: Merging Traditional Conservation With Modern Techniques in Yemen
New Law in Mexico Could Lead to More No-Take Zones
Vol. 2, No. 2 (August 2000)
The "New" Economics of Marine Reserves: What MPA Practitioners Need to Know
New Approach for Measuring the Performance of MPAs
Courses Provide Training for Managers in Caribbean, Western Indian Ocean
International MPA Plans Are Emerging Slowly, Amid Obstacles
News Update: Tortugas Planning Process to Wrap Up Public Comments
MPA Perspective Are Traditional Models Adequate for Evaluating Prospective MPAs?
Letter from the Editor
Vol. 1, No. 9 (June 2000)
President Clinton Calls for Representative Network of MPAs in US Waters
Representative Systems of Protected Areas: A Short Guide for Planners
Letters to the Editor
Mapping and MPAs: Practitioners Work to Define Resources, Boundaries
Closing 20% of the Ocean: Pro-Reserve Target Is Finding Way into Policies
Conference Calendar
Vol. 1, No. 7 (April 2000)
No-Take Areas Created for Galápagos Islands After Long Negotiations
Australia to Protect Seamount System with Multi-Use Park
Three New Publications Guide Decision-Making for Planners, Managers
Capacity-Building in MPAs: Practitioners Face Challenges, View Opportunities
Clinton Administration Seeks No-Take Status for 20% of US Coral Reefs
MPA Perspective Indo-Pacific Should Protect More Reef Fish Spawning Aggregation Sites
By Bob Johannes
Vol. 1, No. 5 (February 2000)
Bahamas to Create No-Take Reserve Network to Protect Fisheries, Fishermen
Council Calls for Several New No-Take Reserves in Australian State of Victoria
Reader Feedback on Nomenclature
How Should We Manage for the Effects of Natural Hazard Events on MPAs?
Hurricane Waves Level MPA Noted for Conservation Effectiveness
Project Aims to Network North American MPAs
MPA Nomenclature: The Thicket of Terms and Definitions Continues to Grow
Vol. 1, No. 3 (November 1999)
California Passes Law to Network Its MPAs, Create No-Take Reserves
More North American Efforts to Network MPAs
Special Focus on Consensus-Based Planning (A and B):
A. When Are Consensus Processes Appropriate for MPA Management?
B. Tips for Better Negotiations
Apo Island, Philippines: MPA Success Story in Midst of Management Reform
The State of MPA Science: A Survey of Experts on What We Need to Know
International Workshop Gives Recommendations for MPA Planning Process
Manager Profile: Carol Bernthal
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Premiere issue)
Tortugas Working Group Gets Consensus on Reserve, Is Challenged by Anglers
"Learning by Doing," Canada Adds Pilot MPAs and Looks to Zone National Waters
Australia Continues MPA Push: Officials Announce Plan for World's Largest No-Take Zone
West Hawaii Council Approves Fish Management Areas
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