Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) management usually involves bringing multiple stakeholders together, to construct policy-relevant research programs and science-based tools for adaptive management. Here, we present the conclusions of a transdisciplinary workshop that aimed at reviewing experiences in the co-design of EBM research in MPAs. We find that MPAs represent powerful instruments for conducting real-world experiments, de facto acting as living labs in support of ocean governance.
Source: npj Ocean Sustainability
Authors: Olivier Thébaud, Claire Macher, Frédérique Alban, Manuelle Philippe, Gregory Charrier, Andrew Bell, Fabio Boschetti, Diana Burbano, Darren Cameron, Eric Charbonnel, Benjamin Cowie-Haskell, Raphaëlle Dancette, Michael Elliott, Marie Guingot, Martial Laurans, Laurence Le Diréac’h, Philippe Le Niliot, Kevin Leleu, Sophie Leonardi, Dominique Pelletier, Ingrid Peuziat, Pablo Pita, Pascal Provost, Marie-Catherine Riekhof, Pierre Scemama, Marie-Alexandrine Sicre, Anouk Villedieu
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ifremer, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, AMURE - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO Environment, Dalhousie University, Ocean Frontier Institute, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Parks Canada, University of Hull, Dynamique et durabilité des écosystèmes : de la source à l'océan, Aix-Marseille Université, Office Français de la Biodiversité, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Universidade da Coruña, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,090
Funders: ISblue, Agence Nationale de la Recherche
OpenAlex ID: W7118587058