Marine conservation in the Azores: evaluating marine protected area development in a remote island context

Marine conservation in the Azores: evaluating marine protected area development in a remote island context

In the Archipelago of the Azores, over 110,000 km2 of marine areas presently benefit from some form of protection, including a suite of coastal habitats, offshore areas, seamounts, hydrothermal vents and large parcels of mid-ocean ridge. These areas are integrated in the recently established network...

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Main Authors: Rita eCosta Abecasis, Pedro eAfonso, Ana eColaço, Nancy eLongnecker, Julian eClifton, Luísa eSchmidt, Ricardo Serrão Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
marine spatial planning
Marine protected area establishment
island settings
networks of marine protected areas
marine policy development
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00104/full

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