Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions
Abstract Globally, maritime boundaries on oceans form the basis of governance and management of natural resources, yet the fish, and other marine resources neither conform nor confine to these artificial boundaries. As goods and services from marine life continue to retrogress under the intense huma...
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doaj-0856a9844a8a4fbe82787839d28d3ae12020-11-24T21:10:46ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542020-02-0122n/an/a10.1111/csp2.156Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictionsJoseph M. Maina0Majambo Gamoyo1Vanessa M. Adams2Stephanie D'agata3Jared Bosire4Julius Francis5Dixon Waruinge6Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales AustraliaCoastal and Marine Resources Development Mombasa KenyaSchool of Technology, Environments and Design University of Tasmania Hobart AustraliaFaculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales AustraliaUnited Nations Environment, Ecosystems Division Nairobi Convention Nairobi KenyaWestern Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Zanzibar TanzaniaUnited Nations Environment, Ecosystems Division Nairobi Convention Nairobi KenyaAbstract Globally, maritime boundaries on oceans form the basis of governance and management of natural resources, yet the fish, and other marine resources neither conform nor confine to these artificial boundaries. As goods and services from marine life continue to retrogress under the intense human exploitation and changing global environment, resilience could be supported through establishment of a functionally connected network of marine reserves across maritime jurisdictions. While the establishment of protected areas within the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) is expanding, mechanisms that would allow governments to conserve marine areas beyond national jurisdictions are currently inadequate. Consequently, implementing marine reserves is largely confined within territorial waters, high connectivity among contiguous maritime zones notwithstanding. As the global focus shifts toward achieving sustainable development goals for the oceans, there is a need for region‐specific approaches to area‐based biodiversity conservation that extends the scope of protection to areas in the high seas beyond the EEZ. Using simulations of functional connectivity and seafloor geomorphology, we present and apply in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region a contextual approach to regional marine conservation planning to inform a more effective regional marine conservation across maritime zones.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.156areas beyond national jurisdictionfisheries managementfunctional connectivityhigh seaslarval dispersalmarine conservation planning |
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Joseph M. Maina Majambo Gamoyo Vanessa M. Adams Stephanie D'agata Jared Bosire Julius Francis Dixon Waruinge |
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Joseph M. Maina Majambo Gamoyo Vanessa M. Adams Stephanie D'agata Jared Bosire Julius Francis Dixon Waruinge |
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions |
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Conservation Science and Practice |
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2020-02-01 |
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Abstract Globally, maritime boundaries on oceans form the basis of governance and management of natural resources, yet the fish, and other marine resources neither conform nor confine to these artificial boundaries. As goods and services from marine life continue to retrogress under the intense human exploitation and changing global environment, resilience could be supported through establishment of a functionally connected network of marine reserves across maritime jurisdictions. While the establishment of protected areas within the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) is expanding, mechanisms that would allow governments to conserve marine areas beyond national jurisdictions are currently inadequate. Consequently, implementing marine reserves is largely confined within territorial waters, high connectivity among contiguous maritime zones notwithstanding. As the global focus shifts toward achieving sustainable development goals for the oceans, there is a need for region‐specific approaches to area‐based biodiversity conservation that extends the scope of protection to areas in the high seas beyond the EEZ. Using simulations of functional connectivity and seafloor geomorphology, we present and apply in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region a contextual approach to regional marine conservation planning to inform a more effective regional marine conservation across maritime zones. |
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areas beyond national jurisdiction fisheries management functional connectivity high seas larval dispersal marine conservation planning |
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