TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of a marine protected area for sustainability and conflict resolution
T2 - Lessons from Loreto Bay National Park (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
AU - Stamieszkin, Karen
AU - Wielgus, Jeffrey
AU - Gerber, Leah
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to the Jubitz Family Endowment for Research Internships, the Carpenter/Sperry Summer Internship Fund, and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Dr. Oswald Schmitz for financial support of KS. JW was supported by a research grant from the Loreto Bay Foundation awarded to LG through the Ocean Foundation. Thanks to all participants in Loreto who aided in data collection and offered insight.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The Loreto Bay National Park was established to protect the area's ecosystems from habitat destruction and overexploitation. However, the park has not met two of its primary goals: recovery of commercially valuable fish populations and their sustainable use by stakeholders. Based on evidence from the literature, dialogue with stakeholders, a literature review on using recreational fees for marine protected area (MPA) management, and an economic valuation survey, we provide practical guidelines for addressing factors hindering the park's success. These include: 1) the implementation of management based upon ecosystem science, and rigorous monitoring of park ecosystems, 2) increased communication among stake-holder groups, outreach and education, and 3) a re-organization of the park's administrative structure that would allow for more efficient use of funds. Our results also suggest that the park entrance fee could be raised to support these proposed improvements.
AB - The Loreto Bay National Park was established to protect the area's ecosystems from habitat destruction and overexploitation. However, the park has not met two of its primary goals: recovery of commercially valuable fish populations and their sustainable use by stakeholders. Based on evidence from the literature, dialogue with stakeholders, a literature review on using recreational fees for marine protected area (MPA) management, and an economic valuation survey, we provide practical guidelines for addressing factors hindering the park's success. These include: 1) the implementation of management based upon ecosystem science, and rigorous monitoring of park ecosystems, 2) increased communication among stake-holder groups, outreach and education, and 3) a re-organization of the park's administrative structure that would allow for more efficient use of funds. Our results also suggest that the park entrance fee could be raised to support these proposed improvements.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:69249203512
SN - 0964-5691
VL - 52
SP - 449
EP - 458
JO - Ocean and Coastal Management
JF - Ocean and Coastal Management
IS - 9
ER -