Open AccessCover Caption
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
conservation letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.153
H-Index - 79
ISSN - 1755-263X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-263x.2008.00052.x
Subject(s) - ecoregion , marine protected area , mangrove , geography , coral reef , biosphere , fishing , marine reserve , fishery , reef , cover (algebra) , coral reef fish , baseline (sea) , environmental resource management , ecology , habitat , environmental science , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cover description: Fisherman using a cast‐net to capture bait‐fish among mangroves in Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Fishing here is regulated and well managed through a series of fi shing co‐operatives, ensuring long‐term viability of fi shstocks and a secure future for local people. This site lies at the heart of the Western Caribbean ecoregion, a unique ecological region rich in mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses. Almost 20% of this ecoregion now lies in marine protected areas (MPAs), well above the global average of just 4%. It is hoped that the very positive lessons being learned from such sites will encourage wider uptake of MPAs as a critical management tool in other ecoregions. Photo: Mark Spalding.