Bioeconomic model for a three-zone Marine Protected Area: a case study of Medes Islands (northwest Mediterranean)

Gorka Merino (), Francesc Maynou () and Jean Boncoeur ()
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Gorka Merino: ICM - Institute of Marine Sciences / Institut de Ciències del Mar [Barcelona] - CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas [España] = Spanish National Research Council [Spain]
Francesc Maynou: ICM - Institute of Marine Sciences / Institut de Ciències del Mar [Barcelona] - CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas [España] = Spanish National Research Council [Spain]
Jean Boncoeur: AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO - Université de Brest - IUEM - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UBO - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The bioeconomic effects of establishing a three-zone Marine Protected Area (MPA) are investigated. The division of the area into zones, fully protected, partially protected, and a fishing zone, permits a combination of extractive (fishing) and touristic activities. The consequences for species conservation, commercial fishing, and touristic activities are analysed for a set of different area-size distributions and fishing-effort levels. The model parameters are based on Medes Islands MPA in the northwestern Mediterranean. For the case study, the economic analysis includes revenues from scuba diving, glass-bottom boat trips, and commercial fisheries. Our results help to illustrate the benefits of the coexistence of extractive and non-extractive activities in a realistic, three-level MPA.

Keywords: Economic analysis; Fishing; Medes Islands; Multi-user; Tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2009, 66 (1), pp.147-154. ⟨10.1093/icesjms/fsn200⟩

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DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn200

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