Marine reserve phenomenon in the Pacific islands

Marine Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 673-678

  Bartlett, C Y ^a   Pakoa, K ^b   Manua, C ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Fisheries Program   (New Caledonia)

^c The Nguna Pele Marine Protected Area   (Vanuatu)

Author keywords

Community; Coral reef; Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Motivation; Pacific islands; Perception; Taboo; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; NATURE RESERVE; RESERVE DESIGN;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANUATU;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 63549141860     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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