International Approaches to Characterizing Marine Seascapes to Achieve Representativity in MPA Network Design

IV RESUME V INTRODUCTION 1 MARINE LANDSCAPE/SEASCAPE THEORY 2 INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES 3 THE EUROPEAN NATURE INFORMATION SYSTEM (EUNIS) 3 CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC (OSPAR) 4 UK MARINE CONSERVATION ZONE PROJECT (MCZP) 5 IRISH SEA PILOT 5 HELSINKI COMMISSION (HELCOM) 6 GERMANY‘S NATURA 2000 NETWORK 7 AUSTRALIA‘S NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (NRSMPA) 8 NEW ZEALAND 10 CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES (CCAMLR) 11 SOUTH AFRICA‘S NATIONAL SPATIAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT 13 CALIFORNIA MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND MPA NETWORKS 14 SUMMARY AND FINAL CONSIDERATIONS 16 REFERENCES 18 APPENDIX A: NEW ZEALAND‘S COASTAL CLASSIFICATION 20