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identification process of key elements for mpas management. the case of the southeast of iberian peninsula coast

2019; Frontiers Media; Volume: 6; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00116

2296-7745

Isabel Abel Abellan, Rosa Canales-Cáceres, Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero,

Marine and fisheries research

Event Abstract Back to Event identification process of key elements for mpas management. the case of the southeast of iberian peninsula coast Isabel Abel Abellan1*, Rosa M. Canales-Cáceres1 and Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero1 1 Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, Spain The marine area located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula named Cabo Tiñoso y Escarpes de Mazarrón (CTEM), has a high diversity of species, habitats and communities. The studies carried out there point to an ecosystem of high ecological value and different protection sites converge there, like the Site of Community Importance (SCI) "Submerged Coastal Strip in the Region of Murcia" and Special Protection Area (SPA) "Marine Area of the Murcia Coastal Islets", as well as the SPA "Isla de Las Palomas", the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) "Submerged valleys of the escarpment of Mazarron", and the Tiñoso Cape Marine Reserve. This scenario of the confluence of protection figures is quite widespread in the rest of the Spanish coast. However, it is not an effective conservation guarantee of the environmental values protection. In fact, despite the numerous protection figures, the CTEM area presents a lack of knowledge on the values, processes and interrelations between the elements subject to protection and the socioeconomic activities that converge in it, which makes decision-making difficult and could generate two situations: I. An inadequate or absent planning and zoning justified by the information gap, which would lead to maintaining the fishing and other uses intensity in key areas with foreseeable consequences on habitats and species II. Oversized measures on fishing, which prevents a sustainable development of the activity and favors social conflicts To guarantee the effective management of the marine areas, it is necessary to consult all the environmental regulations that come together in the area and that not always reply to the same objectives. Therefore, there is a previous step to the development of a management proposal that includes all the objectives established in the different protection figures. It is important to analyze, contrast, and standardize these management objectives defined in the regulations established in the study area and identify the main existing elements susceptible to preservation and conservation.. In the case of the CTEM area, a systematic analysis of the regulatory framework has been carried out using an approach that goes from the global to the local, that is, from the international guidelines to the national legal system, allowing us to identify those key elements that converge in the area. (Fig. 1) As shown in Figure 1, in addition to the review of European policies, the most important directives at the Community level for the marine environment conservation have also been contrasted, such as the Habitats Directive, the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Furthermore, it has been necessary for the Spanish legal framework to exhaustively select those regulation that provide for the species and habitats protection, such as the Spanish Constitution, Law 42/2007, of 13 December, Natural Heritage and Biodiversity; or Law 41/2010, of 29 December, on the Protection of the Marine Environment. This analysis has been carried out in parallel with the direct consultations that have been held with the national and local authorities on the management of the marine environment. The results obtained after the analysis show that nine different protection figures converge in the CTEM area. The analysis of the objective elements of these protection figures identifies as key elements: Four priority habitats, seven species of cetaceans, eight marine birds, one reptile and two other key elements identified as Maërl beds or sunfish. (Fig.1) The key elements identification of the CTEM study area from the analysis of policies and regulations can facilitate the management and planning of the marine protected area. The effort concentration on key elements simplifies management objectives, optimizes available resources, and facilitates the monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the actions. In this way, hot spots for the conservation of species and habitats can be determined, for example, based on quantifiable and geo-referenced criteria. It is necessary to understand those objectives foreseen in the legal framework on the marine protected areas conservation to advance in the sustainable management of space. In order to help national and local authorities in the marine management, it is necessary to facilitate them some tools to achieve the conservation objectives, protection of biodiversity and sustainability of economic activities. The systematic analysis of management objectives on key elements can be used efficiently resulting in the improvement of the resources. It is expected from the stakeholders a better response to the limitations of marine protected area if decision-making is carried out through a merged managed plan. Figure 1 Acknowledgements CAMONMAR3 is a project supported by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, through the FEMP Pleamar Programme. It is also part of the LIFE IP INTEMARES project "Integrated, innovative and participatory management of the Natura 2000 Network in the Spanish marine environment", coordinated by the Ministry, through the Biodiversity Foundation Keywords: Key element, planning, Marine Protected Area, regulatory and legal framework, Managament Conference: XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies (SIEBM XX) , Braga, Portugal, 9 Sep - 12 Sep, 2019. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Global Change, Invasive Species and Conservation Citation: Abel Abellan I, Canales-Cáceres RM and Giménez-Casalduero F (2019). identification process of key elements for mpas management. the case of the southeast of iberian peninsula coast. Front. Mar. Sci. 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Received: 05 Jun 2019; Published Online: 27 Sep 2019. * Correspondence: Ms. Isabel Abel Abellan, Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain, isabel.abel@ua.es Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Isabel Abel Abellan Rosa M Canales-Cáceres Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero Google Isabel Abel Abellan Rosa M Canales-Cáceres Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero Google Scholar Isabel Abel Abellan Rosa M Canales-Cáceres Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero PubMed Isabel Abel Abellan Rosa M Canales-Cáceres Fancisca Giménez-Casalduero Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.