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June 2012: DEMARN presented at the Israeli Association for Aquatic Sciences Annual Conference
Click here for PDF of the presentation
First DEMARN journal article accepted for publication
Title: From the Levant to Gibraltar: A Regional Perspective for Marine Conservation in the Mediterranean Sea Journal: Ambio — A Journal of the Human Enviornment Date of acceptance: May, 2012
DEMARN work presented at Mediterranean Sea Conservation workshop
The workshop was held in Santorini, Greece, April 2-5, 2012. The workshop brought together marine conservation experts from all over the Mediterranean and the world (including the US and Australia) to look at overlaps and gaps in research and to … Continue reading
First case study site chosen for detailed analysis: Rosh HaNikra Marine Reserve
The first part of this reserve was approved for protection in 1965 consisted of 311 dunams of mostly terrestrial area along the shore. An extension approved in 2009, added over 2,000 dunam and provides protection over a geographical area from … Continue reading
First Periodic Report Submitted to the EU
This two page summary outlining the accomplishments of the first 16 months of the project. Overall research objectives and next steps are also mentioned. Click here to view a PDF of this report.
Project Update
Winter 2012: Project transferred from Hebrew University of Jerusalem to Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
New Publication on Marine Spatial Planning
Portman, M. E., 2011. Marine Spatial Planning: Achieving and Evaluating Integration, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68(10), pp. 2191-2200. This articles describes research that uses quandrant analysis to evaluate the level of integration achieved by marine spatial planning. It explores … Continue reading
June 2011: Annual Conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Megiddo, Israel
From the Shores of Israel to Gibraltar: Current Status of Marine Protected Areas of the Mediterranean Sea Click here for PDF of Presentation (in Hebrew)