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A process to design a network of marine no-take areas: Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef |
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| Authors: | Leanne Fernandes Jon Day Brigid Kerrigan Dan Breen Glenn De'ath Bruce Mapstone Rob Coles Terry Done Helene Marsh Ian Poiner Trevor Ward David Williams Richard Kenchington |
| Affiliation: | 1. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2-68 Flinders Street, Townsville, Qld. 4810, Australia;2. Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB # 3, Townsville, Qld. 4810, Australia;3. Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld. 4811, Australia;4. Northern Fisheries Centre, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Cairns, Qld. 4780, Australia;5. James Cook University, Townsville, Qld. 4811, Australia;6. Institute for Regional Development, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia;7. PO Box 588, Jamison ACT 2614, Australia |
| Abstract: | In the absence of consensus on the quantity and level of zoning protection required for coral reef and lagoon ecosystems, which process can guide decision makers? The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) worked with experts in a collaborative process to develop a set of Biophysical Operational Principles to guide the design of a network of no-take areas. First, 82 expert scientists were asked to provide data and advice on the physical, biological and ecological dimensions of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. They recommended that an independent Scientific Steering Committee (the Committee) was set up. How this Committee worked successfully with the GBRMPA staff is detailed here in a manner to enable other resource managers to adopt the process if they are working in data-limited marine environments. |
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