Marine conservation
2192596
221093381
2008-06-23T00:56:19Z
Beno1000
987490
Removed vandalism.
{{fishery sustainability topics}}
'''Marine conservation''', also known as '''marine resources conservation''', is the protection and preservation of [[ecosystem]]s in [[ocean]]s and [[sea]]s. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on [[restoration ecology|restoring]] damaged marine ecosystems. Marine conservation also focuses on preserving vulnerable marine [[species]].
==Overview==
Marine conservation is the study of conserving physical and biological marine resources and ecosystem functions. This is a relatively new discipline. Marine conservationists rely on a combination of scientific principles derived from [[marine biology]], [[oceanography]], and [[fisheries science]], as well as on human factors such as demand for marine resources and marine [[law]], economics and policy in order to determine how to best protect and conserve marine species and ecosystems. Marine conservation can be seen as a subdiscipline of conservation biology.
==Techniques==
Strategies and techniques for marine conservation tend to combine theoretical disciplines, such as population biology, with practical conservation strategies, such as setting up protected areas, as with [[marine protected area]]s (MPAs) or [[Voluntary Marine Conservation Area]]s. Other techniques include developing sustainable fisheries and restoring the populations of endangered species through artificial means.
Another focus of conservationists is on curtailing human activities that are detrimental to either marine ecosystems or species through policy, techniques such as [[IFQ|fishing quotas]], like those set up by the [[Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization]], or laws such as those listed below. Recognizing the economics involved in human use of marine ecosystems is key, as is education of the public about conservation issues.
==Laws and treaties==
International laws and treaties related to marine conservation include the [[1966]] [[Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas]]. [[United States]] laws related to marine conservation include the [[1972]] [[Marine Mammal Protection Act]], as well as the [[1972]] [[Ocean Dumping Act|Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act]] which established the [[U.S. National Marine Sanctuary|National Marine Sanctuaries]] program.
==Marine conservation organisations and education==
There are marine conservation organisations throughout the world that focus on funding conservation efforts, educating the public and stakeholders, and lobbying for conservation law and policy. Examples of these organizations are the [[Blue Frontier Campaign]] ([[United States]]), and [[Marine Conservation Society]] ([[United Kingdom]]).
on a regional level, PERSGA- the Regional Organisation for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, is a regional entity serves as the secretariat for the Jeddah Convention-1982, one of the first regional marine agreements. PERSGA Member States are: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.==References==
*Primack, Richard B. (1998). "Essentials of conservation biology." 2nd Ed. Sunderland, Ma: Sinauer.
*Ray, G. Carleton and McCormick-Ray, Jerry (eds). (2004). "Coastal-marine conservation: science and policy". Malden, Ma: Blackwell.
*Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI). Bibliography of resources.
==See also==
* [[Conservation ethic]]
* [[Environmental effects of fishing]]
* [[Fish]]
* [[Fisheries management]]
* [[Fishery]]
* [[Fishing]]
* [[Live food fish trade]]
* [[Marine biology]]
* [[Shipping]]
* [[Whaling]]
==External links==
*[http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/ U.S. National Marine Sanctuary Program]
{{environmental effects of fishing}}
[[Category:Conservation]]
[[Category:Environmental issues with fishing]]
[[pt:Conservação marítima]]
PERSGA