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Description:
Title:
Community studies to determine the feasibility and expectations of marine protected area (MPA) management in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Author(s):
Shivlani, Manoj.
Bruckner, Andrew W.
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Corporate Name:
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Dates of Publication:
2007
Abstract:
The project, via surveys and interviews, determined the community and visitor group expectations of and support for marine protected area (MPA) management in the offshore coral reefs and associated ecosystems off the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques, due to its wealth of coral reef resources and recent political history, presents a unique location in which to evaluate attributes that different stakeholder and community groups consider important in MPAs, to identify points of convergence within different stakeholder groups, isolate locations which the community would consider suitable for active management, evaluate the preferred methods of public participation within and between community groups, and to determine community expectations of MPA benefits and costs"--Executive summary.
Keywords:
Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Management
Marine biodiversity conservation
Marine parks and reserves
Place Keywords:
Puerto Rico
Vieques Island
Local Corporate Name:
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Professional Paper
Note:
The project, via surveys and interviews, determined the community and visitor group expectations of and support for marine protected area (MPA) management in the offshore coral reefs and associated ecosystems off the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques, due to its wealth of coral reef resources and recent political history, presents a unique location in which to evaluate attributes that different stakeholder and community groups consider important in MPAs, to identify points of convergence within different stakeholder groups, isolate locations which the community would consider suitable for active management, evaluate the preferred methods of public participation within and between community groups, and to determine community expectations of MPA benefits and costs"--Executive summary.
2007
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
Public Domain
1858
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