Filling the gaps one at a time: The Gully Marine Protected Area in Eastern Canada. A response to Agardy, Notarbartolo di Sciara and Christie |
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| Authors: | Maxine C Westhead Derek G FentonTanya A Koropatnick Paul A MacnabHilary B Moors |
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| Institution: | Protected Areas and Conservation Planning Section, Oceans and Coastal Management Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Maritimes Region, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4A2 |
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| Abstract: | In a recently published paper, Agardy et al. Mind the gap: addressing the shortcomings of marine protected areas through large scale marine spatial planning. Marine Policy 2011;35:226-32] discuss the shortcomings of several Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) including the Gully MPA, located 200 km offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. Although the paper's critical assessment of MPA effectiveness was welcomed, the Gully MPA received an out-of-date profile resulting in an erroneous analysis of current protection levels. This short communication has been written to set the record straight. |
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| Keywords: | Marine protected areas Management of offshore marine protected areas Marine mammals Marine mammal protection Benthic protection Corals |
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