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

General information

Identity

  • First name Alex
  • Last name LORENTE Torrano
  • Languages English
  • Function/Role Manager
  • Organisation Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Marine Protected Areas
    • Islas Medas

Address

  • Address
    Passeig del port s/n (Espigo de llevant) 17258 l'Estartit
  • Country Spain
  • Phone +34 972 75 17 01
  • Fax + 34 972 75 20 04
  • Mobile phone +34 636 01 28 70
  • Website http://mediambient.gencat.net/cat/el_medi/parcs_de_catalunya/
  • Email

Expertise

1. Marine resource protection

Regulatory development

  • Elaboration of Marine Management Plan

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    Types of product :

    • Management tool

Collaborative Planning and Partnerships

  • MPA Advisory Council coordination

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    • Other

Zoning

  • Zoning review

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    Types of product :

    • Management tool

Enforcement and surveillance

  • Surveillance with the rural agents

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    • Other

2. Marine resource management

Management Plan Development

  • Conservation action plans for seagrass, and threatened species (Pinna, red coral, gorgonian, Lithophaga, fish, ...)

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    • Management tool
  • Guides of respectful diving and responsible navigation

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    Types of product :

    • Management tool

Management of Fishing

  • Regulation of fishery and sustainable traditional fishery

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    Types of product :

    • Management tool

Management of Recreational Fishing

  • Recreational fishing regulation

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    • Management tool

Management of tourism

  • Diving carrying capacity

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    • Management tool
    • Publications

3. Research and monitoring

Site Characterization - biological data

  • Evaluation of status of biological populations of Posidonia, algae, mollusc, crustaceans, coralligenous, fish, ...

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    • Management tool
    • Publications

Site Characterization - socioeconomic data

  • Spatial use and divers’ behaviour

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    • Management tool
    • Publications

Monitoring

  • Coordination and interpretation of monitoring results

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    • Management tool

4. Education and outreach

Education

  • Annual education program and activities with local schools

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    • Informative/education material
    • Management tool

Outreach

  • MIMA contest - Medes Imagen y Medio Ambiente (Medes Image and Environment)

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    Types of product :

    • Informative/education material
    • Other

Visitor Centre/Signage

  • Coordination between local visitors information centres

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    Types of product :

    • Other

5. Administration and operations

Budget planning for program or project development

Sustainable Financing

  • User fees of diving and snorkelling activities

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    • Management tool

6. Technical skills and knowledge

Geospatial Skills

  • Cartography of the benthic communities

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    • Management tool

Data Management (database, website)

  • Database of opinion poll of the visitors

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    • Management tool