posted on 2023-05-22, 16:15authored byPenaherrera-Palma, C, Llerena, Y, Espinoza, E, Jayson SemmensJayson Semmens
The Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) has the potential to be a vital element in the conservation of the marine fauna, especially top predators such as sharks. The GMR is the largest of the Eastern Tropical Pacific marine protected areas, and its management framework has provided protection to sharks since the end of the 1980s through the total prohibition of their capture (SRP, 1989), regulation of fishing practices (DPNG, 1998; Murillo et al., 2004), and the implementation of technologies to control and eliminate illegal fishing (DPNG, 2009). It is hoped that the management framework for the GMR will provide the needed protection to positively influence shark populations. Unfortunately, no monitoring system existed prior to the establishment of the GMR to provide an evaluation of the status and trends of shark populations. This absence of empirical data has made it difficult to determine the extent to which the reserve is protecting shark species.
Funding
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
History
Publication title
Galapagos Report 2013-2014
Editors
LJ Cayot, D Cruz, R Knab
Pagination
111-117
ISBN
978-9942-8571-1-8
Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Publisher
Galapagos Conservancy
Place of publication
Galapagos, Ecuador
Extent
22
Rights statement
Copyright 2015 Galapagos Conservancy
Repository Status
Open
Socio-economic Objectives
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems