Abstract

RODRIGUES HENRIQUES, Karyn Nancy. History of the Step Zero of Two Marine Reserves of Fishing Interest in the Island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2013, n.24, pp.327-351. ISSN 1657-6357.

The variety of purposes pursued by the Marine Protected Areas refers to the need to analyze the interests that justify them and the means used to achieve them, in order to establish their real utility. The first proposals for marine reserves in Tenerife began in 1980 and they have not been yet developed and are still on paper. By analyzing documentary sources, interviews and participant observations, it was recovered the historical process of these projects with the aim of detecting interactions and initiatives that contributed to the change in images, goals and interests of the respondents. One of the key factors that contributed to extend the Marine Protected Areas implementation was the conflicts of interest that emerged between those affected by them.

Keywords : Marine Protected Areas; Images; Goals; Professional Fishing; Conflict of Interest.

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