Management and Enforcement
There is nothing wrong with an international vision for the establishment of marine reserves. If some international organization takes MPAs up as a key issue, this can provide globally unifying ideals, principles, and moral support for the endeavor. Indeed, for waters outside the jurisdiction of coastal states, some form of binding international would provide for the most effective management (Molenaar 2004) (Provide Hyperlink to external INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION) However, given that the majority of activity happens within the jurisdictional control of states, and given the sovereign rights of states, we contend that most details of implementation and enforcement can best be handled on a national or regional basis. For instnace, most states have strongly established legislative and financial machinery that can be used to mandate and fund the creation of MPAs, something lacked by virtually all current international bodies.
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