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Creator:: Alban, Frederique and Boncoeur, Jean
Abstract:: This paper studies the consequences of creating a marine protected area (MPA) on a recreational non-extractive use of the ecosystem (scuba diving), and draws a parallel with the impact of MPAs on commercial fishing. The first part of the paper presents some preliminary results of a field survey of scuba...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: consequences of creating a marine protected area (MPA) on a recreational non- extractive use of the ecosystem

Creator:: Haynie, Alan and Layton, David
Abstract:: Economists and biologists have recognized that spatial and temporal area-closures may provide an effective means of managing the impact that fisheries have on one another and upon threatened species. To date, however, little work has been done to estimate the economic impact of protected areas on commercial fishing. One significant...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: ; Marine Protected Areas; Area-closures; Marine mammals; Econometrics INTRODUCTION Marine Protected

Creator:: Ruiz, Victor
Abstract:: This paper, that follows from the ongoing Ecost project, departs from the reality of marine biodiversity degradation in the Caribbean. It first enquires how local fishing communities appreciate and measure the degradation of marine biodiversity. In this connection, it asks whether communities have social and cultural attachments to particular species....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: values that figure in the Caribbean region. Keywords: Values, marine protected area, Caribbean region

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