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MPA policy: What lies behind the science? (2012)
Journal Article
Caveen, A. J., Gray, T. S., Stead, S. M., & Polunin, N. V. (2013). MPA policy: What lies behind the science?. Marine Policy, 37(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.04.005

What the current policy debate on marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine reserves (MRs) has failed to address is the fact that protection of the marine environment has as much to do with scientists, and others values as it has to do with science. T... Read More about MPA policy: What lies behind the science?.

Are the scientific foundations of temperate marine reserves too warm and hard? (2012)
Journal Article
Caveen, A. J., Sweeting, C. J., Willis, T. J., & Polunin, N. V. (2012). Are the scientific foundations of temperate marine reserves too warm and hard?. Environmental Conservation, 39(3), 199-203. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892912000033

The scientific literature (including some of the most high-profile papers) on the ecological and fisheries effects of permanent no-take marine reserves is dominated by examples from hard tropical and warm temperate ecosystems. It appears to have been... Read More about Are the scientific foundations of temperate marine reserves too warm and hard?.