Strategies for the development and implementation of Marine Protected Areas in Puerto Rico

Conservation, Habitat, Management, Marine Protected Area

Author: Manuel Valdes Pizzini, Ph.D. Institution: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Year: 2006 This project allowed us to understand the legal, social, economic and policy processes and framework that configure the process of marine protected area (MPA) design, development and implementation in Puerto Rico. The analysis led to the construction of a set of guidelines (in progress) for…

Mona reef community structure and function for MPA design

Benthic, Conservation, Ecology, Fish, Habitat, Management, Marine Protected Area, Monitoring, Ontogeny, Spawning

Author: Michelle T. Schärer, Ph.D. Institution: HJR Reefscaping Year: 2006 The Mona Island Natural Reserve (MINR) was designated in 1986 and is managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER). As an isolated island in the middle of a partial biogeographic boundary, healthy coral reef fish communities at Mona are essential both for population…