Incorporating the spatial access priorities of fishers into strategic conservation planning and marine protected area design: Reducing cost and increasing transparency

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 587-594

  Yates, K L ^a,b,c   Schoeman, D S ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; fisheries management; marine spatial planning; MPAs; participatory planning; spatial access priority mapping; stakeholders.

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; FISHING COMMUNITY; MARINE PARK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84922486019     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu122     Document Type: Article

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