Roberts, Callum Michael orcid.org/0000-0003-2276-4258 and Plumeridge, Annabel (2017) Conservation targets in marine protected area management suffer from shifting baseline syndrome: A case study on the Dogger Bank. Marine pollution bulletin. pp. 395-404. ISSN 0025-326X
Abstract
The Dogger Bank is a subtidal hill in the North Sea that is a candidate Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive in UK waters. Historical records indicate that the Bank has been subject to human exploitation from before the 16th century but conservation objectives have been developed using recent survey data. This has the potential to significantly underestimate the alteration this ecosystem has experienced, making the Dogger Bank an example of shifting baseline syndrome in protected area management. We compile quantitative and qualitative descriptions from historical records of change in catch rates, fishing effort, price and fish size to show that there have been prolonged declines in abundance of fish on the Bank since the early 19th century. Use of present day data to inform conservation has led to unambitious recovery targets. Historical data, we argue, are an essential input to conservation decision making.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | MPA,Bottom trawling,Environmental history,Fishery exploitation |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2017 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:43 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.012 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.012 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115303 |
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