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Lookup NU author(s): Dr William Le Quesne, Dr Christopher Sweeting, Professor Nick Polunin
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Marine ecosystems of the East China Sea are rich in biodiversity, with 12,933 species of which approximately 47.7% are endemic. As anthropogenic impacts are intensifying, fishery resources and biodiversity in the East China Sea are under threat from overfishing, habitat loss, pollution, and biological invasions. Marine protected areas (MPAs) and other spatial management measures are believed useful tools to protect and restore biological resources. Seventeen nature reserves, seven special marine reserves, and three fishery resource conservation zones covering a combined area of 102,156 km(2) have so far been established in the Chinese East China Sea in order to protect fishery resources, biodiversity, and marine landscapes. This article provides a review and inventory of MPAs in the Chinese East China Sea as implemented by the People's Republic of China.
Author(s): Ding H, Xu H, Wu J, Le Quesne WJF, Sweeting CJ, Polunin NVC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Coastal Management
Year: 2008
Volume: 36
Issue: 5
Pages: 443-457
Print publication date: 01/01/2008
ISSN (print): 0892-0753
ISSN (electronic): 1521-0421
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920750802445916
DOI: 10.1080/08920750802445916
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