INTRODUCTION:
Pollu ion, o e ishing and, in gene al, human p essu e o e he coas ha e a oused he
conce n among he scien i ic communi y abou he si ua ion o ma ine ecosys em. In
his con ex MPAs se up a ealis ic, iable and easy ool o implemen . P o ec ion o
all economic, social and en i onmen al s akeholde s a he same ime, wi hou any
addi ional bene i s o any o hem.
MPAs a e de ined as any coas al o open ocean a eas in which ce ain uses a e
egula ed o p o ec ma ine alues, ei he ecological, ( esou ces, biodi e si y,..),
comme cial o e e ed o human li elihoods.
This wo k is based on he “Os Miña zos” MPA c ea ed in Li a, Ca no a (W Galician
coas , NW Spain), de eloped and implemen ed by he adi ional ishing communi ies
as a sus ainable managemen ool o con ol o e ishing.
The de elopmen o he “Os
Miña zos” MPA s a ed in Oc obe
2003 and i s designa ion as an MPA
ook place in Ap il 2007. This MPA
has an ex ension o 1300 ha, wi h
wo No-Take Zones (NTZ) o 37 ha
and 12 ha espec i ely, whe e he
mos impo an habi a s p esen in
he zone a e ep esen ed. These
NTZs cons i u e a e uge o he
g ow h and ep oduc ion o
biological communi ies wi hou
ishing p essu e.
The “Os Miña zos” MPA is an
ini ia i e ha was bo n om he
ishe men who a e esponsible o i s
implemen a ion.
DESIGN
Fishing ac i i ies moni o ing
Fishing ac i i ies a e being moni o ed
h ough he daily eco ding o he loca ion
and cha ac e is ics o he ca ches o each
boa by he ishe men.
Mo eo e , se e al boa s ha e been p o ided
wi h po able GPS de ices o ack hei daily
ishing i ine a ies.
Using GIS as a key ool o he managemen o Ma ine P o ec ed A eas (MPAs)
Sánchez-Ca ne o1,2, N. , Couñago3, E., F aile2, P., Ve ísimo3, P., Ma ínez2, I., Muiño1, R., F ei e1, J.
1 Uni e si y o A Co uña, 2 Uni e si y o Se illa, 3 FISMARE Inno ación pa a la sos enibilidad
MONITORING
MANAGERS
MANAGERS
ECONOMISTS
ECONOMISTS
GEOGRAPHERS
GEOGRAPHERS
ANTHROPOLOGISTS
FISHERMEN
ANTHROPOLOGISTS
FISHERMEN
BIOLOGIST
BIOLOGIST
GIS
GIS
Pho o: Abel Ba ei o
One o he sec e s o success o
hese p o ec ed igu es lies in hei
holis ic cha ac e is ics, joining
e o s om bo h he scien i ic and
he ishing communi ies, wi h a high
deg ee o mul idisciplina i y
equi ed (biologis s,
an h opologis s, geog aphe s,
economis s, e c.). Bu i also
cons i u es one o he main
di icul ies in he implemen a ion o
MAPs.
The GIS allows us an easy
in eg a ion o he in o ma ion om
di e en sou ces, becoming a key
ool o he managemen o he new
MPA c ea ed in Li a.
Wi h he aim o de ining he bounda ies o he MPA, se e al wo ks we e pe o med o
in eg a e in o ma ion on biodi e si y, ishing ac i i ies, habi a dis ibu ion and
nu se y a eas.
S udy o he biodi e si y
Fo he assessmen o he
biodi e si y p esen in his a ea,
isual censuses we e pe o med by
SCUBA di e s. Mo eo e , sedimen
samples and subma ine
pho og aphy we e used o assess
he po en ial e ec s o he MPA on
biological communi ies.
De ini ion o ben hic habi a s
Using he adi ional ishe men’s
knowledge, ben hic habi a s we e
classi ied.
GIS ools allowed us he
supe imposi ion o he da a om
each esponden o de ec
coincidences and di e ences, in
o de o accu a ely map ben hic
habi a s.
Calcula ion o Ba hyme y
In o de o ob ain an accu a e
ba hyme y which helps o
co ec ly de ine ishing a eas and
auna dis ibu ion, an acous ic
su ey was pe o med and aw
da a we e p ocessed in a GIS.
His o ical esea ch o ishing
ac i i ies
In o de o cha ac e ize ishing
ac i i ies in his a ea (in e ms o
main a ge species, spa ial and
empo al p oduc i i y pa e ns,
e c), an analysis o he ime se ies
o i s sale da a was pe o med.
The moni o ing o he MAP de elopmen is a key o i s success, allowing us o
assess he e ec o he di e en decisions and o add modi ica ions in he
managemen sys em. GIS ools allow us he supe posi ion o his in o ma ion
in eal ime, acili a ing he decision making.
Moni o ing o ben hic communi ies
In o de o moni o he de elopmen o he
habi a s in his a ea and he e ec o he MAP on
he biological communi ies, ixed ansec s we e
es ablished inside he NTZs, he bu e zone and
ou side he “Os Miña zos” MPA.
T ansec s a e pe o med by SCUBA di e s each
season, eco ding se e al da a abou ben hic
communi ies, as well as subma ine ideos and
pho og aphs.
Fig 2. Ba hyme ic lines in he Seno de Co cubión (le ) and de ail o he
ansec pe o med du ing he acous ical su ey ( igh ).
Fig 3. Example o ben hic habi a s mapping in “Os Miña zos” MPA (le ) and a
de ail o ben hic habi a s in he no h ( igh up) o he MPA and in he sou h
( igh down), ou side o he MPA
Fig 1. “Os Miña zos” Ma ine P o ec ed A ea (W Galicia, NW Spain)
Fig 5. Mon hly ishing loca ion du ing 2006
and 2007 o he boa numbe 2.
Fig 4. De ail o sampling me hod o measu e biodi e si y in sandy (up) and
ocky (down) subs a es
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Fig 6. T acks co esponding o a ishing day on boa numbe 4
Fig 7. Di ing ansec in he MPA
Fig 8,9. De ail o he di ing ansec in he MPA and in he con ol zones (ou side MPA).
Zone 1
Zone 2