Crossing jurisdictions: The implementation of offshore marine protected areas in an international fishery
Chambers, P.; de Gruchy, C.; Morel, G.; Binney, F.; Jeffreys, G.; Blampied, S.; McIlwee, K. (2020). Crossing jurisdictions: The implementation of offshore marine protected areas in an international fishery, in: Humphreys, J. et al. Marine protected areas: Science, policy and management. pp. 411-436. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102698-4.00021-6 |
| Keywords | | | Author keywords | Marine protected area; Marine conservation; Ecosystem services; Fisheries management; Fisheries agreements; Marine biotopes; Maerl; Channel islands; Bay of Granville; Les Écréhous; Les Minquiers |
| Authors | | Top | - Chambers, P.
- de Gruchy, C.
- Morel, G.
- Binney, F.
| - Jeffreys, G.
- Blampied, S.
- McIlwee, K.
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| Abstract | The creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can be contentious especially in heavily fished offshore areas. In 2013 the British Channel Island of Jersey identified two offshore reef complexes, Les Écréhous and Les Minquiers, which required the implementation of conservation measures to protect key seabed habitats from potentially destructive fishing practices. Les Écréhous and Les Minquiers are located within Jersey's territorial waters but their fishery is jointly managed under a stakeholder (principally fishing representatives, scientists and civil servants from Jersey Normandy and Brittany) driven Anglo-French agreement which has no provision for MPA creation.Demonstrating the need, economic benefits and extents of the proposed MPAs to the Agreement's stakeholders required gathering detailed evidence relating to the reefs' scientific, economic, historic and cultural status. This took three years and was achieved through a Jersey-based joint government and NGO managed project the results from which were subject to an ecosystem services assessment. This information was provided to the Agreement's stakeholders and became part of an evidence-based discussion and decision-making process.This methodology, scope and content of this study and its use within a jointly-managed fishery could provide a useful blueprint for future situations where the creation of MPAs is contested by one or more stakeholders. |
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