Two perspectives on evaluating MPA management effectiveness: lessons learned from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and India

For the week of 12 February 2018

Letter from the Editor

Join us Tuesday, March 13, 5 pm EDT / 2 pm PDT / 9 pm UTC for a webinar on Two perspectives on evaluating MPA management effectiveness: lessons learned from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and India. Presented by Jon C. Day of the ARC Centre for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University.

The term ‘Management Effectiveness Evaluation’ (or MEE) is well recognized as an important part of adaptive management for any protected area.  Differing assessment methodologies have emerged around the world, many of them building upon the Framework agreed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) for assessing management effectiveness. In this talk, Jon will discuss some of the lessons learned when applying the IUCN/WCPA framework to assess MEE in a large and complex marine protected area (MPA) like the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Jon will compare and contrast this with a similar, but simpler, use of the same IUCN framework that he developed, working in conjunction with GIZ India, for Indian MPAs. 

Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by OCTO and NatureServe).

To register, visit: https://oct.to/Webinar165

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31 News posts this week

• Marine scientists urge protection for endangered shellfish reefs (https://oct.to/OC1199)

• Washington state House votes to ban Atlantic salmon farms (https://oct.to/OC1200).

• Draft global guidelines to reduce plastic fishing gear in oceans agreed upon (https://oct.to/OC1201)

• Satellites helping to preserve the health and beauty of coral reefs (https://oct.to/OC1202)

• To Save the Ocean Now, Museum Aims to Map Species of the Past (https://oct.to/OC1203).

• Trump Budget Would Zero Out Funding For Puget Sound Recovery, Again (https://oct.to/OC1204).

• 15-Year Study Indicates Huge Increase in Pacific Ocean Microplastics  (https://oct.to/OC1205).

• Marine Sanctuary Plan Could Expand Protected Area To 383 Square Miles  (https://oct.to/OC1206).

31 new Literature items this week

• Arctic Review on Law and Politics has published, Marine Spatial Planning – Prospects for the Arctic (https://oct.to/OC1207).

• Journal of Marine Science and Engineering has released, A Marine Information System for Environmental Monitoring: ARGO-MIS (https://oct.to/OC1208).

• Nature Communications has issued, Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations (https://oct.to/OC1209).

2 new Blogs this week

• Towards the Future that is Wanted or the Paradise that is Lost? A Vision to Share: Punta de Manabique, Guatemala (https://oct.to/OC1210)

• Poached Abalone from South Africa is Flowing into Hong Kong Markets (https://oct.to/OC1211)

2 new Grants this week

• The Deep-Sea Society has multiple grants available through their Deep Sea Biology Society awards (https://oct.to/OC1212)

• Coral Reef Conservation Fund issued its 2018 Request for Proposals (https://oct.to/OC1213)

12 new Jobs this week

• American Samoa's Coral Reef Advisory Group needs a Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG) Coordinator. Apply by February 26th! (https://oct.to/OC1214).

• The Shedd Aquarium wants a Research Biologist. Applications due March 1st  (https://oct.to/OC1215).

• Monterey Bay Aquarium has an opening for a Federal Ocean Conservation Policy Manager (https://oct.to/OC1216).