Website developed with the support of the Regional Activity Center for Specially Protected Areas

General information

Identity

  • First name Victoria
  • Last name Riera
  • Languages French
  • Function/Role Director
  • Organisation Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Marine Protected Areas
    • Cap de Creus

Address

  • Address
    Monestir de St Pere de Rhodes 17489 El Port de la Selva
  • Country Spain
  • Phone +34 972193191
  • Fax +34 972193192
  • Mobile phone +34 607071741
  • Website www.parcsdecatalunya.net
  • Email

Expertise

1. Marine resource protection

Regulatory development

  • MPA Management Plan Information tools

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    • Informative/education material
    • Management tool

Permit system for human activities

  • Research permits evaluation

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    • Management tool

Collaborative Planning and Partnerships

  • Setting up of a stakeholders consultative council (fishermen, divers, sailors, etc)

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    • Management tool

Zoning

  • Planning for rules (management plan) and activities (mooring system) in MPA zones

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    • Management tool

2. Marine resource management

Management Plan Development

  • Management plan for diving, traditional fishing, recreational fishing, red coral extraction, and sailing

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Management of Fishing

  • Implementation of traditional fishing monitoring. Publication

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    • Publications

Management of Recreational Fishing

  • Implementation of recreational fishing monitoring (fishing pole, spearfishing, etc). Publication

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    • Publications

Management of tourism

  • Management of touristic information points. Stakeholders charts (e.g. diving centres). Publication

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    • Informative/education material
    • Management tool
    • Publications

3. Research and monitoring

Site Characterization - biological data

  • Implementation of monitoring plan of the MPA flora and fauna. Marine habitat map.

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    • Management tool

Site Characterization - socioeconomic data

  • Basic socioeconomic studies on MPA activities, mainly traditional fishing

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    • Other

Monitoring

  • Interpretation of monitoring results

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    • Management tool

4. Education and outreach

Education

  • Education programmes for schools and adults. Guided tours

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    • Management tool

Outreach

  • Information conferences. Publication of a DVD on marine research in the MPA.

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    • Publications
    • Other

Volunteer Programs

  • Students’ reception

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Visitor Centre/Signage

  • Development of a signalling programme, design and management of the visitor centre

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    • Management tool

5. Administration and operations

Budget planning for program or project development

  • Development of budget and monthly action plan

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    • Management tool

Identification of outside funding sources and fundraising

  • Grand requests for governmental and occasionally private foundations

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