Unintended consequences of using alien fish for human benefit in protected areas

Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science

 
 
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Title Unintended consequences of using alien fish for human benefit in protected areas
 
Creator Weyl, Olaf L.F. Ellender, Bruce R. Wasserman, Ryan J. Woodford, Darragh J.
 
Subject Conservation Alien Invasive Species
Description There is increasing pressure on conservation agencies to allow access to natural resources within protected areas for human benefit. Alien fishes are often seen as a convenient resource because their harvest does not conflict with conservation goals. However, allowing such access may have unintended consequences for managers. This opinion essay is intended to provide some insights into how promoting access to alien fish resources can add to the complexity of conservation interventions, may facilitate additional fish introductions and create dependencies on alien fish that could compromise potential eradication efforts.Conservation implications: Management plans for the utilisation of alien fishes by external stakeholders must include clear exit strategies so that the ability to eradicate when necessary or feasible is not compromised.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
Contributor South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Center for Invasion Biology, National Research Foundation
Date 2015-07-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Policy
Format text/html application/octet-stream text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/koedoe.v57i1.1264
 
Source Koedoe; Vol 57, No 1 (2015); 5 pages 2071-0771 0075-6458
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Protected areas, South Africa current not applicable
Rights Copyright (c) 2015 Olaf L.F. Weyl, Bruce R. Ellender, Ryan J. Wasserman, Darragh J. Woodford https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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