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Enhancing Mediterranean MPA Management Network

Explore the status and challenges of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for improved conservation efforts. Key outcomes include data on designated MPAs, Natura 2000 sites, fishing restrictions, and the push for better management strategies.

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Enhancing Mediterranean MPA Management Network

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  1. The network of MPA managers in the Mediterranean www.medpan.org

  2. Key outcomesMediterranean ‘system’ of MPAs • 170 designated MPAs • 507 Natura 2000 sites 4.56% of the Mediterraneansea total area (1.08% without Pelagos sanctuary) • The geographical distribution of MPAsisuneven • Most of them are located in the North of the basin • Most of them are coastal • Weakecologicalcoherence • Representativity of habitats and species variable • Weakrepresentativity of ecologicalsub-regions • Insufficient management • Only 42% of MPAs have a management structure • Only 44% have a management plan • Weakenforcement • Few self-financingschemes http://www.medpan.org/en/mediterranean-mpa-status

  3. The Mediterranean case • 170 designated MPAs • 507 Natura 2000 sites • 4 Fisheries Restricted Areas (GFCM) • Zones of deep-sea trawling ban 4.56% of the Mediterraneansea total area (1.08% without Pelagos sanctuary) www.mapamed.org

  4. MAPAMED & NextSteps • 2013/2014: harmonizationwith WDPA, CDDA, OSPAR/MAIA • 2014 onwards WCMC, EEA/JRC, OSPAR & MedPAN/RAC-SPA communicateaccording to their plan of action • Key recommendation to CDDA: ‘Marine’ – ‘Partly Marine’ – ‘Coastal’ • 2014: improve MAPAMED infrastructure in view of fineranalysis • 2015: collect new data • 2017: Mediterranean MPA Status Report

  5. Info… • Natura 2000 at Sea guidance documents: • Webplatform hosted on MedPAN Website  80 documents for MPA managers • Artisanal Fisheries – ‘’ the Mediterranean Case’’ • 80% fisheries in the Med = artisanal • GFCM 1st Symposium on sustainable small scale fisheries – (end goal is a plan of action to address the issue) • Session on MPAs & artisanal fisheries + working group established • Biogeographic process • Needs? • harmonization

  6. Thank you for your attention chloe.webster@medpan.org www.medpan.org www.mapamed.org

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