International
Studies and Collaborative Management Program
Bill
Douros,
MBNMS Superintendent, will be in Italy for a six-month assignment
as part of the newly developed International Studies and Collaborative
Management Program for our National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP).
The new initiative, a component of the NMSP’s international
program, seeks to send a senior sanctuary manager/superintendent,
or HQ branch chief, every year or two to another country for 6-12
months to evaluate and learn how that country (ies) manages its marine
resources. Bill’s assignment
will be to further develop the partnership that sanctuaries and the
National Ocean Service have been cultivating for a few years. MORE
Overview
of Goals for Assignment to Genoa Italy
There are four basic goals of the assignment to Genoa Italy:
Study,
understand and report on the management and operations of Italy’s
marine protected areas (equivalent to sanctuaries)
If requested,
provide examples to Italian counterparts of successful programs
and collaborations employed to manage US National Marine Sanctuaries
In
overview fashion, understand and report on how marine protected
areas within the broader Mediterranean region are organized and managed
Refine,
and if feasible implement, the “telepresence” model
to bring camera signals from MBNMS and other sanctuaries into the
Genoa Aquarium MORE
Overview
of Italian Sanctuaries – called “Marine
Protected Areas”
Italy has one of the more developed programs in the Mediterranean to protect
special areas of the coast and ocean. It has 20 currently designated “sanctuaries” (in
Italian known formally as “area marina protetta”, or “marine
protected area”); two areas, called submerged parks, that protect archaeological
sites; and one vast, tri-national area to protect cetaceans that has been
initially instituted. MORE
“Finestre
Sottomarine” – Windows Under the Sea Summary of Site Visits to Some of Italy's Marine Protected Areas
While it is not possible to visit and observe all of Italy’s 23 marine
protected areas, a goal of this project is to visit up to 10 of the designated
areas and speak with the site director, key staff and stakeholders. (More)
Marine
Protected Area Programs throughout the Mediterranean
A key goal of this assignment to Italy is to understand how the broader Mediterranean
region organizes its marine protected areas and other coastal protection
programs. This website will be updated in the future to provide that information
about the broader Mediterranean region. Please come back soon for that update!
Local
Color I
have been asked by folks to compile some of my thoughts, views, impressions,
etc about working here in Italy. So, with no basic priority,
here are those thoughts, views, impressions, etc. MORE
Genoa
and the Coast
Genoa has a long lineage of sailors, fishermen, explorers, and maritime industry.
Most school children learn that Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa Italy,
although sailed under the flag of Spain. Today it boasts the most visited
aquarium in Europe, the largest intact historical center, and in 2004, is
one of Europe’s
cultural capitals (http://www.genova-2004.it). MORE
Questions
or Comments: If
you have a question or comment for MBNMS Superintendent, Bill Douros,
while he is on assignment in Italy, or have a request for information
to be posted on this website, you can email Bill at William.Douros@noaa.gov
