That will have a ripple effect throughout the Southland as local agencies react, probably by increasing water rates and adopting stronger conservation measures.
In her statement, Quinn called for a return to mandatory conservation targets and "a suite of strong permanent conservation measures".
Our study revealed that sharks on reefs in the greater-Caribbean occurred mostly in areas with very low human population density or in a few places where strong fishing regulations or conservation measures are in place.
Here, the United States is pushing a strong conservation proposal that includes specific measures to promote responsible fisheries management, including policies to curb shark-finning, and a ban on trade in illegally harvested timber and illegally taken wildlife and wildlife parts.
One option to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services is the creation of strong top-down policies and additional conservation measures as considered for example in Global Environmental Outlook 4's (United Nations Environmentall Program2007) 'Policy First' scenario.
Jacqueline Savitz, the chief policy officer for the nonprofit group Oceana, said the new order "undercuts important conservation measures needed to support strong coastal economies".
Conservation measures, he says, must be done in a "measured manner that is species specific".
We were able to locate the areas were conservation measures, erosion control and improved agricultural practices would have the strongest impacts.
The fact that sharks still occur in some densely populated areas where strong fishing regulations are in place indicates the possibility of success and encourages the implementation of conservation measures.
