Marine Reserves

http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-protected-areas/mimiwhangata-boundary-options/mimiwhangata-recreational-fishing.pdf http://www.marine-reserves.org.nz/marinereservesbook.pdf http://www.canberra.edu.au/centres/iae/pdfs/2007_Kearney_pros_cons_marine_protected_areas_NSW.pdf http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/SFC217.pdf What is a marine reserve? Marine reserves are specified areas of the sea and foreshore that are managed to preserve them in their natural state as the habitat of marine life for scientific study. Marine reserves may be established in areas that contain underwater scenery, natural features, or marine life of such distinctive quality, or so typical, beautiful or unique that their continued preservation is in the national interest. Within a marine reserve, all marine life is protected and fishing and the removal or disturbance of any living or non-living marine resource is prohibited. I am going to look at a few different viewpoints of different groups and their opinions on marine reserves. This will help me make my judgment on marine reserves.
Viewpoint One: Local recreational fishing
Many local fishermen brought the points that they would not be able to fish in the proposed marine reserve areas, marine reserves severely limit recreational fishing in safe /sheltered situations relatively close to shore, and it would result in over fishing in other areas causing yet another problem with creating a marine reserve.

The bulk of fishing objections were based on not being able to fish within the marine reserve area. No matter where you put a marine reserve you are going to get local fishers that disagree. This is due to “NIMBY” standing for “Not In My Back Yard” local fishermen wouldn’t be upset about a marine reserve if it was somewhere else but the fact that it is close to them and effecting their life style, now they don’t agree with it. Most of the time there are other areas they can