Marine Protected Areas as a tool for fishery management and ecosystem conservation: an Introduction
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This special issue of the ICES Journal of Marine Science is dedicated to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and presents a range of papers from the “European Symposium on Marine Protected Areas as Tool for Fisheries Management and Ecosystem Conservation”. This introduction provides a brief overview of key points from presentations, and discussions, and two science-policy roundtable sessions. The symposium was convened by two European research projects, PROTECT (2005–2008; www.mpa-eu.net) and EMPAFISH (2005–2008; www.um.es/empafish), funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission. The projects address the application of MPAs as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fishery management, from offshore fishing closures to coastal MPAs in temperate waters. The symposium was hosted at University of Murcia, Spain, with support from the European Commission, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Regional Ministry for Agriculture and Water (Murcia) and Fundación Séneca (Region of Murcia), Nordic Council of Ministers, Fundación Cajamurcia, National Institute of Aquatic Resources (Denmark), and University of Murcia. The symposium organizing committee consisted of Erik Hoffmann (PROTECT coordinator), Ole Vestergaard and Thomas Kirk Sørensen (National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark), Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa (EMPAFISH coordinator), Concepción Marcos, Fuensanta Salas, and José Antonio Garcia Charton (University of Murcia), and Jean Boncoeur (University of Western Brittany, France). The review and selection of papers and organization of sessions were undertaken by a committee of scientist from across Europe covering a broad range of disciplines (members are listed below). The symposium was attended by 397 marine scientists, managers, and stakeholders from 32 countries. In all, 255 papers were presented, including 122 oral presentations. All abstracts plus extended abstracts are available from the symposium website, www.MPAsymposium2007.eu. Manuscripts submitted for publication in this special issue were reviewed by at least two independent scientific referees. The editorial work was carried out by Erik Hoffmann and Mette Blæsbjerg, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Denmark, in collaboration with the ICES editor and copy-editor.
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