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“GeoSUB – Underwater geology” – Ustica, 13-17 September 2016

and for what they spent. The data were collected throught surveys conducted by the MPA's voluntary
staff, during the high tourist season, July–September 2015, involving tourists and operators. A total of
171 stakeholders was interviewed, the 22% were divers, 14% were pleasure-boat owners and 64%
were bathing tourists.
This information helps to develop and support a strategic planning and management, prerequisite to
improve an MPA. Therefore, this study draw a profile of the stakeholders and obtain suggestions about
possible improvements on the activities and the need for additional services.

References

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ROSE E. QUEIROZ, JOSE ́ GUERREIRO, MARIA A. VENTURA (2014). Demand of the tourists visiting
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MONITORING THE PROTECTED SPECIES OF MPA OF EGADI ISLANDS TO ACHIEVE THE
GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS (GES). HOW TO REACH THIS GOAL?

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1 D'Agostaro R., Patti Genovese P., Franzitta G., Donati S., Chemello R.
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1 University of Palermo, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Palermo, Italy
2 Marine Protected Area of Egadi Islands, Trapani, Italy

The focus of this survey are Patella ferruginea (Gmelin, 1791), an endemic limpet of the Western
Mediterranean where it was once widespread (Espinosa, 2009), and Pinna nobilis (Linneaus, 1758),
the endemic largest bivalve of the Mediterranean Sea (Garcìa-March et al., 2002).
The importance of these species has been recognized in different international and national
conservation frameworks. Precisely, P. ferruginea and P. nobilis are listed in the European Council
Directive 92/43/EE (Habitats Directive, Annex IV) and in the Barcelona Convention (10/06/ 95,
Annex II) among the most endangered marine invertebrate on Mediterranean Sea. In particular,
fishing activities such as bottom trawling and artisanal fisheries or harvesting by humans have been
proven to damage or provoking a decrease in the abundances of these species .
One of the main goals of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is the establishment
of a monitoring program and protocols for status assessment, in order to effectively manage
sensitive species and define protective measures of the habitats in which they live. This EU
legislative instrument explicitly contains the objective of maintain the biodiversity, as the
cornerstone for achieving a Good Environmental Status.

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