Ocean zoning : making marine management more effective / Tundi Agardy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Photographs, Figures and Colour Plates; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Marine Management Challenges: How Ocean Zoning Can Overcome Them; Chapter 3 Ocean Zoning Steps; Chapter 4 Zoning within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Australia); Chapter 5 Various Incarnations of Ocean Zoning in New Zealand; Chapter 6 Zoning Efforts in United Kingdom Waters; Chapter 7 Zoning Undertaken by the OSPAR Countries of the Northeast Atlantic; Chapter 8 Zoning the Asinara Marine Park of Italy; Chapter 9 Possibilities for Holistic Zoning of the Mediterranean Sea.

Our knowledge of the oceans is increasing rapidly, as more powerful tools for exploration and exploitation make it easier to locate valuable resources, such as fish stocks, oil and gas reserves, or sites for wind and hydropower schemes. At the same time competition for space has intensified, affecting marine life and people's livelihoods. Much has been written about marine management using marine protected areas, but MPAs are only a small subset of spatial management tools available. MPAs and MPA networks are better seen as starting points for more comprehensive spatial management, facilitated.

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