I believe the IUCN definition that's currently on the books would disallow fishing by indigenous people as well. Has that changed?
I see all three of you shaking your heads, so thank you for that. I was under the impression that the IUCN did not allow for any kind of fishing. That is why I was worried about it.
Dr. Worm, this might be something that a few people can weigh in on: climate change.
My concern with MPAs is that species are moving because of climate change. We see that on the east coast with lobsters going to colder waters. If we designate an MPA with climate change we may be losing a very lucrative fishing area that's moving in to or out of an MPA, how do we adjust for that in the future?