Even if artificial reefs (ARs) are not present in every Marine Protected Area (MPA), the questions they raise coincide to a large degree with MPA managers’ areas of concern. Therefore, MedPAN was very interested in taking part in this meeting. We would like to present to you here a short summary; focusing on some points that are directly linked to MPAs, pending the findings and proceedings of this conference.
This conference was an opportunity for MedPAN to make a preliminary survey on artificial reefs in Mediterranean MPAs. This inventory was presented by Marianne Lang and is based on data collected via a questionnaire whose main objective was to identify artificial reefs submerged in MPAs or on their boundaries.
This study’s results are based on responses from 36 managers of marine and coastal protected areas in the Mediterranean. The trends found in the survey need to be to be confirmed over a broader range.
The topics discussed were:
- Reefs and coastal zone management;
- Tourist reefs and wrecks;
- Promotion of artificial reefs;
- Management of reef sites.
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