Social and political barriers to the use of Marine Protected Areas for conservation and fishery management in Melanesia

Foale, Simon; Manele, Bruno

Social and political barriers to the use of Marine Protected Areas for conservation and fishery management in Melanesia

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2004

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Foale, Simon

Manele, Bruno

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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In this paper we examine the strengths and weaknesses of state-supported Customary Marine Tenure (CMT) systems in two independent Melanesian states (Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea) in the context of the management of rapidly intensifying commercial

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Keywords: coral reef; fishery management; marine policy; protected area; species conservation; strategic approach; Melanesia; oceanic regions; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean; World Coral reefs; Customary Marine Tenure; Fishery management; Marine Protected Areas; Melanesia

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77778

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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