Pelagic protected areas: the missing dimension in ocean conservation

• Published in: Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 360 - 369
• Main Authors: Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S., Hobday, Alistair J., Pressey, Robert L., Lombard, Amanda T., Beckley, Lynnath E., Gjerde, Kristina, Bustamante, Rodrigo, Possingham, Hugh P., Richardson, Anthony J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Ecosystem; Fisheries - legislation & jurisprudence; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Marine; Oceans and Seas; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Marine environment; Ecosystem; Conservation; Nature reserve; Ocean; Ecology; Feasibility; Protected area; Pelagic zone; Environmental protection

Fewer protected areas exist in the pelagic ocean than any other ecosystem on Earth. Although there is increasing support for marine protected areas (MPAs) as a tool for pelagic conservation, there have also been numerous criticisms of the ecological, logistical and economic feasibility of place-base...