Using GIS As a Key Tool for Management of Marine Protected Areas [Póster]

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 ECO-IMAGINE T aining Cou se "GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES", July 23 d-28 h 2007, Abe deen (UK) 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