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Fish Forever, a local community group, is proposing two marine reserves and one scientific reserve for the Bay of Islands. The proposal was publicly launched in May 2014, through a Community Consultation Document that invited public submissions over a six-week period. Throughout the submission period, Fish Forever publicised the proposal and engaged with as many locals and stakeholders as possible. This report presents the results of that community consultation process. From over 1,300 submissions received, the overwhelming impression is of active community support for the proposal – both in general, and in the specific areas proposed. This clear mandate is vital to moving the proposal process forward. The submissions also clarify the key areas of community concern about the proposals. These concerns focus on the relationship between marine reserves and other protective measures, like fisheries and customary management regulations, which need to be taken into account in long-term conservation planning for the Bay.
MPA NEWS, Vol. 15, No. 6 (July-August 2014)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Innovative ideas in enforcement: What the future of MPA surveillance could look (and even sound) like Building successful endowments to support MPAs: Malpelo and the Mesoamerican Reef World Heritage Committee delays decision on Great Barrier Reef “danger list” status to 2015 US President Obama proposes 2 million-km2 no-take area in Pacific NGO aims to build “voice” for high seas, including support for MPAs and a UN Sustainable Development Goal Notes & news: Scotland - US MPA nominations - High seas - Caribbean - Integrating people and MPAs - Status of US MPA coverage - MPA Campaign Tracker - Poverty alleviation
Vol. 15, No. 5 May / June 2014 Table of Contents Building sustainable financing for MPAs by diversifying funding streams Achieving conservation objectives and social equity goals: An interview with Peter Jones on MPA governance Integrating climate change into marine conservation planning MPAs that lack adequate management plans get assistance from regional program
Vol. 15, No. 5 March / April 2014 Table of Contents Global study finds conservation success increases dramatically when MPAs have five key features The emerging concept of marine biodiversity offsets and their potential uses with MPAs More outcomes and insights from IMPAC3 Regional recognition system for well-managed MPAs is already underway in Coral Triangle region Perspective: .Designating Marine Conservation Zones in England – a phased approach Notes & news
Vol. 15, No. 3 November / December 2013 Table of Contents Australian Government scraps management plans for new national system of marine reserves Notes & news The coming age of MPA certification? Two programs — Green List and GLORES — take shape at IMPAC3 A proposed no-take MPA where 100% of the citizens support it? Meet the Pitcairn Islands More developments from IMPAC3 Building credible, effective MPA enforcement in the Caribbean: An interview with Jayson Horadam More notes & news
No question about it. A highlight of any tiki-tour of New Zealand is when you get to rub limbs with one of our giant kauri, protected forever in its natural state within a forest remnant. Even we locals – who tend to take for granted this legacy – have our awe rekindled whenever we get to re-acquaint ourselves with one of these great spirits that link us with some remote past. Certain individuals had the foresight – at a time that most bush was being bowled or burnt – to reserve areas, millions of years in the making, in their natural state. Kiwis and others would always be able to see what the forested landscape once looked like. To mill any today would be the last thing on your mind. Strange, isn’t it? We’re keen to hold on to representative examples of original native land cover – yet are so reluctant to do anything similar for the sea. There are no places fully protected from fishing north of the Poor Knights Islands, right around the top and down to Taranaki. There is not a single possie easily accessed where you take your mokos to see a fully intact, functioning marine ecosystem. Decades of overfishing of certain key species (especially snapper and crayfish) have put the kybosh on close to two-thirds of the kelp forests of the Bay of Islands. Instead of teeming life associated with great seaweed forests, we find instead ghostly pale rock surfaces.
Significant increases in the abundance and size of marine species in Tasman Bay marine reserves confirm their conservation benefits.
