TY - BOOK ID - 4863159 TI - The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy AU - Caveen, Alex. AU - Polunin, Nick. AU - Gray, Tim. AU - Stead, Selina Marguerite. PY - 2015 SN - 9783319109572 3319109561 9783319109565 331910957X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Environment. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Aquatic biology. KW - Environmental law. KW - Environmental management. KW - Sciences de l'environnement KW - Hydrobiologie KW - Environnement KW - Droit KW - Gestion KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Marine parks and reserves KW - Conservation areas, Marine KW - Marine conservation areas KW - Marine protected areas KW - Marine reserves KW - Marine sanctuaries KW - MPAs (Marine protected areas) KW - Sanctuaries, Marine KW - Aquatic ecology. KW - Environmental policy. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Aquatic parks and reserves KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Hydrobiology KW - Water biology KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Biology KW - Environment law KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental protection KW - Environmental quality KW - Environmental policy KW - Law KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Conservation KW - Law and legislation KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Aquatic biology KW - Ecology KW - Environment and state KW - Environmental management KW - State and environment KW - Environmental auditing KW - Government policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4863159 AB - This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and evaluates the scientific credentials for the unprecedented popularity of this management option. The book reveals the role played by two policy networks – epistemic community and advocacy coalition – in promoting the notion of MPA, showing how advocacy for marine reserves by some scientists based on limited evidence of fisheries benefits has led to a blurring of the boundary between science and politics. Second, the study investigates whether the scientific consensus on MPAs has resulted in a publication bias, whereby pro-MPA articles are given preferential treatment by peer-reviewed academic journals, though it found only limited evidence of such a bias. Third, the project conducts a systematic review of the literature to determine the ecological effects of MPAs, and reaches the conclusion that there is little proof of a positive impact on finfish populations in temperate waters. Fourth, the study uses discourse analysis to trace the effects of a public campaigning policy network on marine conservation zones (MCZs) in England, which demonstrated that there was considerable confusion over the objectives that MCZs were being designated to achieve. The book’s conclusion is that the MPA issue shows the power of ideas in marine governance, but offers a caution that scientists who cross the line between science and politics risk exaggerating the benefits of MPAs by glossing over uncertainties in the data, which may antagonise the fishing industry, delay resolution of the MPA issue, and weaken public faith in marine science if and when the benefits of MCZs are subsequently seen to be limited. ER -