Socioeconomic Monitoring
Assessing Change, Determining
Impacts, Guiding Long-Term Management for Sanctuary Users
Socioeconomic
research and monitoring helps us understand the effects of the
MPA Network on human spatial use patterns and associated market
and non-market values, local and regional economies, and marine
resource user attitudes and perceptions. The Sanctuary developed
an explicit three-year social science plan (2007-2010) to acquire
and analyze scientifically rigorous socioeconomic data on all
human uses of the Sanctuary. Objectives are to: (i) test socioeconomic
predictions made prior to marine reserve network establishment,
(ii) monitor human-sanctuary interactions to inform adaptive management,
and (ii) contribute to an ecosystem-based approach to management.
To Review the Social Science Plan Click
here pdf
Email the Social Science Plan Coordinator: Chris
La Franchi
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