Uncertainty and the active adaptive management of marine reserves

Unpredictable environmental fluctuations are a major problem in fisheries. To mitigate these uncertainties, reserves are advocated to help ensure population persistence, reduce population and harvest variance, provide a ‘hedge’ against management failures and increase resilience. Using recent insigh...

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Published in:Marine policy 2005-09, Vol.29 (5), p.471-479
Main Authors: Grafton, R. Quentin, Kompas, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive management
Decision making
Ecosystems
Fishery management
Fishing policy
Fishing rights
Marine
Marine reserves
Marine reserves Uncertainty Adaptive management
Marine resources
Sustainability
Uncertainty
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Summary:Unpredictable environmental fluctuations are a major problem in fisheries. To mitigate these uncertainties, reserves are advocated to help ensure population persistence, reduce population and harvest variance, provide a ‘hedge’ against management failures and increase resilience. Using recent insights from the modelling of marine reserves, we propose a six-step process for establishing and adaptively managing reserves for fishery purposes.
ISSN:0308-597X
1872-9460
DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2004.07.006