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Mediterranean marine protected areas: some prominent traits and promising trends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2000

JEAN-GEORGES HARMELIN
Affiliation:
Centre d’Océanologie de Marseille, UMR CNRS 6540, Station Marine d’Endoume, 13007 Marseille, France
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Mediterranean marine protected areas (MPAs) are very diverse in their intrinsic, jurisdictional, management and enforcement features (e.g. Ramos Esplá & McNeill 1994; Batisse & Jeudy de Grissac 1995). They offer a wide array of situations, ranging from relatively large multiple-use marine areas (sensu Agardy 1997), with active management and strong social interactions, to small sanctuaries that are theoretically totally closed to any human activity. This variety may illustrate a good adaptation to local needs, but often results from economic and political compromises which put the ecological considerations in the background.

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