The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas Science meets Policy

This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, and ev

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Alex Caveen • Nick Polunin • Tim Gray  Selina Marguerite Stead

The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas Science Meets Policy

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Alex Caveen Seafish Grimsby United Kingdom Nick Polunin School of Marine Science and Technology Newcastle University Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom

Tim Gray School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Newcastle University Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom Selina Marguerite Stead School of Marine Science & Technology Newcastle University Newcastle on Tyne United Kingdom

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