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Conservation talks on Antarctica’s living marine resources fail
Background
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources- CCAMLR
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by an international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem. Being responsible for the conservation of Antarctic marine ecosystems, CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach. This does not exclude harvesting as long as such harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner and takes account of the effects of fishing on other components of the ecosystem.
CCAMLR is an international commission with 25 Members and 11 more countries have acceded to the Convention. Based on the best available scientific information, the Commission agrees on a set of conservation measures that determine the use of marine living resources in the Antarctic.
The key institutional components of CCAMLR are:
• the CAMLR Convention which came into force on 7th April, 1982
• a decision-making body, the Commission
• a scientific committee which advises the Commission using the best available science
• Conservation measures and resolutions
• CCAMLR's membership and provisions for international cooperation and collaboration
• a secretariat based in Hobart, Tasmania, that supports the work of the Commission.
What are Marine Protected Areas?
A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than in the surrounding waters (similar to parks we have on land). These places are given special protection for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native,
Aug 08, 2013
The commission for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (CCAMLR) in an extraordinary meeting held at Bremerhaven, recently, failed to reach any concrete agreement on the two proposals put forward for creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic. CCAMLR’s members are drawn from 24 countries and the European Union. The meeting was a follow up to last year’s CCAMLR meeting in Hobart, Australia, which also concluded without any consensus on marine protected areas for the Antarctic.
Conservation talks on Antarctica’s living marine resources fail
Background
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources- CCAMLR
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by an international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem. Being responsible for the conservation of Antarctic marine ecosystems, CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach. This does not exclude harvesting as long as such harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner and takes account of the effects of fishing on other components of the ecosystem.
CCAMLR is an international commission with 25 Members and 11 more countries have acceded to the Convention. Based on the best available scientific information, the Commission agrees on a set of conservation measures that determine the use of marine living resources in the Antarctic. The key institutional components of CCAMLR are:
• the CAMLR Convention which came into force on 7th April, 1982
• a decision-making body, the Commission
• a scientific committee which advises the Commission using the best available science
• Conservation measures and resolutions
• CCAMLR's membership and provisions for international cooperation and collaboration
• a secretariat based in Hobart, Tasmania, that supports the work of the Commission.
What are Marine Protected Areas?
A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than in the surrounding waters (similar to parks we have on land). These places are given special protection for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native,
Aug 08, 2013
The commission for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (CCAMLR) in an extraordinary meeting held at Bremerhaven, recently, failed to reach any concrete agreement on the two proposals put forward for creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic. CCAMLR’s members are drawn from 24 countries and the European Union. The meeting was a follow up to last year’s CCAMLR meeting in Hobart, Australia, which also concluded without any consensus on marine protected areas for the Antarctic.
regional, or national authorities. Authorities differ substantially from nation to nation. There are many formal definitions of marine protected areas, but the most broadly used definition is the IUCN definition: 'A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.'
Types of MPA
There are many kinds of marine protected areas that meet this broad definition, and which can have a wide range of conservation objectives. Such objectives can include:
Ecological objectives:
• ensuring the long-term viability and maintaining the genetic diversity of marine species and systems;
• protecting depleted, threatened, rare or endangered species and populations;
• preserving habitats considered critical for the survival and/or lifecycles of species, including economically important species and
• preventing outside activities from detrimentally affecting the marine protected areas
Human objectives:
• providing for the continued welfare of people affected by the creation of marine protected areas;
• preserving, protecting, and managing historical and cultural sites and natural aesthetic values of marine and estuarine areas, for present and future generations;
• facilitating the interpretation of marine and estuarine systems for the purposes of conservation, education and tourism;
• accommodating with appropriate management systems a broad spectrum of human activities compatible with the primary goal in marine and estuarine settings; and
• providing for research and training, and for monitoring the environmental effect of human activities, including the direct and indirect effects of development and adjacent land-use practices.
Some people confuse marine reserves, where extraction of any resources is prohibited (no-take), as the only type of MPA. MPAs may include marine reserves, as well as other zones in which partial protection is afforded (seasonal closures, catch limits, etc.). Many MPAs are multiple-use areas, where a variety of uses are allowed. For example, there are many different kinds of MPAs in U.S. waters including national parks, wildlife refuges, monuments and marine sanctuaries, fisheries closures, critical habitat, habitat areas of particular concern, state parks, conservation areas, estuarine reserves and preserves, and numerous others. While a few sites exist as no-take marine reserves, the vast majority of MPAs, both in terms of numbers and area, are open for fishing, diving, boating, and other recreational and commercial uses.
Questions
• What are Marine Protected Areas?
• What is the role of The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in ensuring conservation activities in the Marine Protected areas?
• Why does the Indian marine area management have to be an extensive one over large areas?
References
• http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/conservation-talks-on-antarcticas-living-marine-resources-fail/article4999682.ece
• http://www.ccamlr.org/en/organisation/about-ccamlr
• http://www.protectplanetocean.org/introduction/introbox/mpas/introduction-item.html
• http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/
Conservation talks on Antarctica’s living marine resources fail
Background
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources- CCAMLR
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by an international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem. Being responsible for the conservation of Antarctic marine ecosystems, CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach. This does not exclude harvesting as long as such harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner and takes account of the effects of fishing on other components of the ecosystem.
CCAMLR is an international commission with 25 Members and 11 more countries have acceded to the Convention. Based on the best available scientific information, the Commission agrees on a set of conservation measures that determine the use of marine living resources in the Antarctic.
The key institutional components of CCAMLR are:
• the CAMLR Convention which came into force on 7th April, 1982
• a decision-making body, the Commission
• a scientific committee which advises the Commission using the best available science
• Conservation measures and resolutions
• CCAMLR's membership and provisions for international cooperation and collaboration
• a secretariat based in Hobart, Tasmania, that supports the work of the Commission.
What are Marine Protected Areas?
A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than in the surrounding waters (similar to parks we have on land). These places are given special protection for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native,
Aug 08, 2013
The commission for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (CCAMLR) in an extraordinary meeting held at Bremerhaven, recently, failed to reach any concrete agreement on the two proposals put forward for creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic. CCAMLR’s members are drawn from 24 countries and the European Union. The meeting was a follow up to last year’s CCAMLR meeting in Hobart, Australia, which also concluded without any consensus on marine protected areas for the Antarctic.
Conservation talks on Antarctica’s living marine resources fail
Background
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources- CCAMLR
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by an international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem. Being responsible for the conservation of Antarctic marine ecosystems, CCAMLR practises an ecosystem-based management approach. This does not exclude harvesting as long as such harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner and takes account of the effects of fishing on other components of the ecosystem.
CCAMLR is an international commission with 25 Members and 11 more countries have acceded to the Convention. Based on the best available scientific information, the Commission agrees on a set of conservation measures that determine the use of marine living resources in the Antarctic. The key institutional components of CCAMLR are:
• the CAMLR Convention which came into force on 7th April, 1982
• a decision-making body, the Commission
• a scientific committee which advises the Commission using the best available science
• Conservation measures and resolutions
• CCAMLR's membership and provisions for international cooperation and collaboration
• a secretariat based in Hobart, Tasmania, that supports the work of the Commission.
What are Marine Protected Areas?
A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than in the surrounding waters (similar to parks we have on land). These places are given special protection for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native,
Aug 08, 2013
The commission for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (CCAMLR) in an extraordinary meeting held at Bremerhaven, recently, failed to reach any concrete agreement on the two proposals put forward for creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Antarctic. CCAMLR’s members are drawn from 24 countries and the European Union. The meeting was a follow up to last year’s CCAMLR meeting in Hobart, Australia, which also concluded without any consensus on marine protected areas for the Antarctic.
regional, or national authorities. Authorities differ substantially from nation to nation. There are many formal definitions of marine protected areas, but the most broadly used definition is the IUCN definition: 'A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.'
Types of MPA
There are many kinds of marine protected areas that meet this broad definition, and which can have a wide range of conservation objectives. Such objectives can include:
Ecological objectives:
• ensuring the long-term viability and maintaining the genetic diversity of marine species and systems;
• protecting depleted, threatened, rare or endangered species and populations;
• preserving habitats considered critical for the survival and/or lifecycles of species, including economically important species and
• preventing outside activities from detrimentally affecting the marine protected areas
Human objectives:
• providing for the continued welfare of people affected by the creation of marine protected areas;
• preserving, protecting, and managing historical and cultural sites and natural aesthetic values of marine and estuarine areas, for present and future generations;
• facilitating the interpretation of marine and estuarine systems for the purposes of conservation, education and tourism;
• accommodating with appropriate management systems a broad spectrum of human activities compatible with the primary goal in marine and estuarine settings; and
• providing for research and training, and for monitoring the environmental effect of human activities, including the direct and indirect effects of development and adjacent land-use practices.
Some people confuse marine reserves, where extraction of any resources is prohibited (no-take), as the only type of MPA. MPAs may include marine reserves, as well as other zones in which partial protection is afforded (seasonal closures, catch limits, etc.). Many MPAs are multiple-use areas, where a variety of uses are allowed. For example, there are many different kinds of MPAs in U.S. waters including national parks, wildlife refuges, monuments and marine sanctuaries, fisheries closures, critical habitat, habitat areas of particular concern, state parks, conservation areas, estuarine reserves and preserves, and numerous others. While a few sites exist as no-take marine reserves, the vast majority of MPAs, both in terms of numbers and area, are open for fishing, diving, boating, and other recreational and commercial uses.
Questions
• What are Marine Protected Areas?
• What is the role of The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in ensuring conservation activities in the Marine Protected areas?
• Why does the Indian marine area management have to be an extensive one over large areas?
References
• http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/conservation-talks-on-antarcticas-living-marine-resources-fail/article4999682.ece
• http://www.ccamlr.org/en/organisation/about-ccamlr
• http://www.protectplanetocean.org/introduction/introbox/mpas/introduction-item.html
• http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/
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