A habitat-based approach to predict impacts of marine protected areas on fishers

摘要: Although marine protected areas can simultaneously contribute to biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, the global network is biased toward particular ecosystem types because they have been established primarily in an ad hoc fashion. The optimization of trade-offs between benefits socioeconomic values increases success minimizes enforcement costs long run, but it often neglected spatial planning (MSP). acquisition spatially explicit data perceived as a costly or secondary step MSP, critical account for lost opportunities by people whose activities will be restricted, especially fishers. We developed easily reproduced habitat-based approach estimate distribution opportunity cost fishers data-poor regions. assumed most accessible higher economic than less their designation no-take zones represents loss fishing opportunities. estimated potential resources from bathymetric ranges benthic habitat relative importance different each port total catches, revenues, stakeholder perception. In our model, we combined layers produce comprehensive layer so that could evaluate trade-offs. Our directly supports planning, applied generally, expected facilitate input community acceptance conservation.