Marine protected areas - Country case studies on policy, governance and institutional issues

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 556/2

Marine protected areas

Country case studies on policy, governance and institutional issues
Japan, Mauritania, the Philippines, Samoa

Compiled by
Jessica S. Sanders
Fishery Planning Analyst
Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

Dominique Gréboval
Senior Fishery Planning Officer
Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

and
Antonia Hjort
FAO Consultant
Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

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ABSTRACT

Sanders, J.S.; Gréboval, D.; Hjort, A. (comp.). 2013
Marine protected areas: country case studies on policy, governance and institutional issues. Japan, Mauritania, the Philippines, Samoa.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 556/2, Rome. FAO. 114pp.

This Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper presents case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas in Belize, Mauritania, Samoa, Philippines, and Japan. It is the second of four in a global series of case studies on MPAs. An initial volume provides an analysis and synthesis of all the studies. The set of global MPA case studies was designed to close a deficit in information on the governance of MPAs and spatial management tools, within both fisheries management and biodiversity conservation contexts. The studies examine governance opportunities in and constraints on the use of spatial management measures at the national level. They were also designed to inform implementation of the FAO Technical Guidelines on Marine protected areas (MPAs) and fisheries, which were developed to provide information and guidance on the use of MPAs in the context of fisheries.

CONTENTS

Preparation of this document Abstract Contributors
Introduction
Japan
	1. Introduction
	2. Fisheries and spatial management
	3. MPA design and management status
	4. MPA governance
	5. Socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts
	6. Coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation
	7. Future directions
	References
Mauritanie (en Français)
	1. Introduction
	2. Aménagement des pêches
	3. État des lieux concernant la création et la gestion des AMP (pêche et conservation)
	4. Gouvernance dans les AMP (pêche et conservation)
	5. Impacts et problématiques d'ordre écologique et socio-économique
	6. Approches concertées appliquées aux AMP pour l'aménagement et la conservation
	7. Enseignements et perspectives
	Références bibliographiques
Mauritania
	1. Introduction
	2. Fisheries and spatial management
	3. MPA design and management status
	4. MPA governance
	5. Socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts
	6. Coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation
	7. Lessons learned and future directions
	References
The Philippines
	1. Introduction
	2. Fisheries and spatial management
	3. MPAs for fisheries and conservation: design and management status
	4. MPA for fisheries and conservation: governance
	5. Socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts
	6. Coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation
	7. Future directions
	References
Samoa
	1. Introduction
	2. Fisheries and spatial management
	3. MPAs for fisheries and conservation: design and management status
	4. MPA for fisheries and conservation: governance
	5. Socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts
	6. Coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation
	7. Future directions
	References

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