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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsn148
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Systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean: a flexible tool for the identification of no-take marine protected areas

Luigi Maiorano1, Valerio Bartolino1, Francesco Colloca1, Alvaro Abella2, Andrea Belluscio1, Paolo Carpentieri1, Alessandro Criscoli1, Giovanna Jona Lasinio3, Alessandro Mannini4, Fabio Pranovi5, Bruno Reale6, Giulio Relini4, Claudio Viva6 and Gian Domenico Ardizzone1

1 Department of Animal and Human Biology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale dell’Università 32, 00185 Rome, Italy
2 Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale della Toscana (ARPAT-GEA), Via Marradi 114, 57126 Livorno, Italy
3 Department of Statistics, Probability and Applied Statistics, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
4 Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse, Università di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy
5 Department of Environmental Science, Università di Venezia Ca Foscari, Santa Marta, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy
6 Consorzio per il Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata "G. Bacci", Viale Nazario Sauro 4, 57128 Livorono, Italy

Correspondence to F. Colloca: tel: +39 0649914763; fax: +39 064958259; e-mail: francesco.colloca{at}uniroma1.it.

Maiorano, L., Bartolino, V., Colloca, F., Abella, A., Belluscio, A., Carpentieri, P., Criscoli, A., Jona Lasinio, G., Mannini, A., Pranovi, F., Reale, B., Relini, G., Viva, C., and Ardizzone, G. D. 2009. Systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean: a flexible tool for the identification of no-take marine protected areas. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 000–000.

We propose the use of systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean context for the identification of no-take marine protected areas (NTMPAs). We suggest a logical framework that should be used for the identification of areas to be targeted for multispecies, spatially explicit conservation actions. Specifically, we propose seven steps: (i) definition of the study area; (ii) selection of the species or habitats to be considered; (iii) definition of the planning units; (iv) measurement of the fishing effort; (v) definition of the conservation targets; (vi) review of the existing conservation areas; (vii) selection of additional NTMPAs. Moreover, we consider the potential impact of different conservation plans on existing fishing vessels. A working example is presented, focusing on a limited number of species and on a limited study area. This framework can be easily expanded to include datasets of different origin and to accommodate larger spatial scales. Such a process involves major data-collection and capacity-building elements, and conservation of productive commercial fisheries must be a priority.

Keywords: irreplaceability, Mediterranean, no-take marine protected areas, systematic conservation planning, vessel monitoring system

Received 5 November 2007; accepted 27 May 2008.


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