Management of MPAs: Workshop in Petrovac | Deniz Memelileri Araştırma Derneği

The creation on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is crucial to the long-term conservation of vulnerable species. On 23rd of April 2019 MDR representatives had the opportunity to attend a workshop in Petrovac hosted by NGOs Green Home, MedCEM and Montenegrin Society of Ecologists. Researcher Natasa Nikpaljevic writes…

On Wednesday, 23rd of April 2019, we had the opportunity to attend a workshop in Petrovac, organized by NGOs Green Home, MedCEM and Montenegrin Society of Ecologists, who we want to thank for the invitation. The workshop was devoted to a very important topic, which is the importance of local communities in the management of MPAs. The presence of fishermen and divers both from Montenegro and from Croatia had a big importance because they are people who play a key role in the protection of the sea. In addition, the experiences of researchers from Croatia and Turkey who already have and manage MPAs give us hope that something similar can one day exist in Montenegro as well. Considering that this workshop has attracted a great number of stakeholders, I think we have made a step forward, and our team of researchers is more than happy to give their contribution in all this.”

“U utorak, 23. aprila 2019, imali smo priliku da prisustvujemo radionici u Petrovcu koju su organizovale nevladine organizacije Green Home, Med CEM i Crnogorsko Drustvo Ekologa, kojima i ovom prilikom zelimo da se zahvalimo na pozivu. Radionica je bila posvecena jako vaznoj temi a to je znacaj lokalnih zajednica u upravljanju zasticenim podrucjima mora. Prisustvo ribara i ronilaca kako iz Crne Gore tako i iz Hrvatske, bilo je od velikog znacaja jer su to ljudi koji igraju veoma vaznu ulogu u zastiti mora. Osim toga, iskustva istrazivaca iz Hrvatske i Turske koji vec imaju zasticena podrucja i koji njima upravljaju daje nam nadu da tako nesto moze postojati i u Crnoj Gori. S obzirom na to da je ova radionica privukla veliki broj interesenata, mislim da smo samim tim i napravili korak naprijed, a nas tim istrazivaca je i vise nego srecan da dâ svoj doprinos u svemu tome.”