Reconciling fisheries and habitat protection in Romanian coastal marine protected areas

Authors

  • Tania Zaharia NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Valodia Maximov NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Gheorghe Radu NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Eugen Anton NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Alina Spinu NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Magda Nenciu NIRDEP - National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04028.25B

Keywords:

marine fisheries, marine protected areas, Romanian littoral

Abstract


The extension of the Natura 2000 European ecological network to the Romanian marine territory (1 site according to the Birds Directive requirements and eight sites according to the Habitats Directive requirements, one also being a natural reserve and one part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve) might cause conflicts between the Romanian marine fishery and these sites. In order to minimize such conflicts, the evaluation of the interaction between fishery and the preservation objectives of the Natura 2000 sites is compulsory and extremely important. The assessment of the environmental impact is a key tool of the EU environmental legislation, which is used in evaluating the effect of human activities on the ecosystem. In addition, the involvement of all interested stakeholders in the development of the fishery on the Romanian littoral and in environmental protection will be the key to success in finding viable co-management solutions in the Natura 2000 sites. The present paper aims to examine how the fisheries interact with the marine environment on the Romanian coast in the network of marine protected areas.

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Published

2014-03-30

How to Cite

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Zaharia T, Maximov V, Radu G, Anton E, Spinu A, Nenciu M. Reconciling fisheries and habitat protection in Romanian coastal marine protected areas. Sci. mar. [Internet]. 2014Mar.30 [cited 2024Mar.29];78(S1):95-101. Available from: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1515

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