Biodiversité

The establishment of multiple zones offering different protection levels within a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can minimize social conflicts while maintaining associated biodiversity benefits such as fish population replenishment. Parrotfishes are among one of the most ecologically important reef fishes; yet extremely overexploited worldwide. In this context, well-designed priority management areas allowing no fishing activity (no-take zones) could help recover fish species, such as parrotfishes, through a MPA zoning process.

La protection des récifs coralliens est un enjeu fort et une responsabilité pour la France, 4e État corallien du monde. Elle nécessite des outils de gestion efficaces, notamment pour évaluer leur état écologique, révélateur des menaces sur la biodiversité et de l’efficacité des actions en faveur de sa préservation. Cet ouvrage présente la synthèse des réflexions menées de 2016 à 2019 par les scientifiques et gestionnaires lors des séminaires du groupe de travail sur les récifs coralliens.

Understanding the relative effectiveness and enabling conditions of different area-based management tools is essential for supporting efforts that achieve positive biodiversity outcomes as area-based conservation coverage increases to meet newly set international targets. We used data from a coastal social–ecological monitoring program in 6 Indo-Pacific countries to analyze whether social, ecological, and economic objectives and specific management rules (temporal closures, fishing gear-specific, species-specific restrictions) were associated with coral reef fish biomass above sustainable yield levels across different types of area-based management tools (i.e., comparing those designated as marine protected areas [MPAs] with other types of area-based management).

La protection des récifs coralliens est un enjeu fort et une responsabilité pour la France, 4e État corallien du monde. Elle nécessite des outils de gestion efficaces, notamment pour évaluer leur état écologique, révélateur des menaces sur la biodiversité et de l’efficacité des actions en faveur de sa préservation. Cet ouvrage présente la synthèse des réflexions menées de 2016 à 2019 par les scientifiques et gestionnaires lors des séminaires du groupe de travail sur les récifs coralliens.

Tropical coral reefs are subject to multiple pressures from both natural and anthropogenic sources. These pressures have caused widespread declines in reef health, resulting in the increased use of spatial management tools such as marine protected areas (MPAs). MPAs have proven generally effective if well designed and enforced, but there are limited long-term studies investigating how the presence of small-scale MPAs affects fish populations and reef communities. Using a 12-year time series, we found that small-scale (10–50 ha) community-managed MPAs along the Danajon Bank of the Philippines preserved average fish biomass within their boundaries over time relative to surrounding fished reefs. Unprotected areas are, however, showing significant long-term biomass decline. MPAs were also found to preserve more key trophic groups and larger-bodied commercially targeted reef fish families.