Marine Managed Areas and Fisheries

The volume has attracted an assemblage of highly respected academics with interests in marine managed areas and fisheries. After several decades of many environmentalists considering Marine Protected Areas as the silver bullet for marine conservation it is becoming clear that they are very much just one tool at the disposal of fisheries and marine managers that should be used only when appropriate. At a time when it is becoming evident that the concept of "conservation refugees" is not just restricted to terrestrial contexts and nations are making territorial claims in the name of conservation, this volume is very timely.

Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963--over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well known for its excellent reviews and editing. Now edited by Michael Lesser (University of New Hampshire, USA) with an internationally renowned Editorial Board, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date content on many topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography. Volumes cover all areas of marine science, both applied and basic, a wide range of topical areas from all areas of marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries management and molecular biology and the full range of geographic areas from polar seas to tropical coral reefs. This volume, with an introduction by Ray Hilborn, will present the latest views on the use of MPAs or Marine Managed Areas for fisheries management. It will contain a wide range of case studies including the Chagos archipelago, South Georgia, the Caribbean, the North Sea, Florida, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, California, Mediterraneanand the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. It is the intention of the editors that the volume presents a series of evidence based rather than advocacy driven contemporary reviews.