10.5061/DRYAD.9ZW3R22G2
Bohorquez, John
0000-0001-8813-4887
Stony Brook University
Guifang, Xue
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Frankstone, Timothy
Stony Brook University
Grima, Maria
Stony Brook University
Kleinhaus, Karine
Stony Brook University
Zhao, Yiyi
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pikitch, Ellen
Stony Brook University
Data from: China's little-known efforts to protect its marine
ecosystem safeguards some habitats but omits others
Dryad
dataset
2021
FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
Lenfest Ocean Program*
00030269
2021-11-12T00:00:00Z
2021-11-12T00:00:00Z
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https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22g2
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CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
China’s stature as the world’s major producer and consumer of seafood is
legendary, but its long-standing tradition of protecting marine life
domestically is virtually unknown. We present the most comprehensive
database on area-based marine conservation in China including 326 sites
that conserve 12.98% of China’s seas and address 142 conservation
objectives. Twenty-two percent of shallow habitats (<10 meters)
were fully or highly protected and 20% of waters 10-50 meters deep were
conserved to some degree. Recent studies have identified deep waters
(>50 meters) as critical to protect, yet <5% of these waters
in China were conserved, primarily in areas with the highest chl.-α
concentrations. Habitats such as underwater canyons and seamounts beyond
the continental shelf had no area-based protection. While China has made
progress in marine protection within its boundaries, there is more work to
be done to ensure that the full suite of marine life is safeguarded.
This data set was collected via a combination of remote research and
expert consultation on China's national network of marine protected
areas (MPAs) and aquatic germplasm reserves (AGRs). Refer to the
manuscript and corresponding supplementary text for further information.
Journal: Science Advances Title: China’s little-known efforts to protect
its marine ecosystems safeguards some habitats but omits others Authors:
John J. Bohorquez1,2, Guifang Xue3, Timothy Frankstone1,2, Maria M.
Grima1,2, Karine Kleinhaus1,2,4, Yiyi Zhao3, Ellen K. Pikitch*,1,2
*Corresponding author Email: ellen.pikitch@stonybrook.edu Stony Brook
University, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook, NY,
USA 11794 Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, Stony Brook
University, Stony Brook, NY, USA 11794 KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, Shanghai, China School of Global Public Health (GPH), New
York University, New York, NY 10012 Date of data collection: November 2019
– April 2021 Abstract: China’s stature as the world’s major producer and
consumer of seafood is legendary, but its long-standing tradition of
protecting marine life domestically is virtually unknown. We present the
most comprehensive database on area-based marine conservation in China
including 326 sites that conserve 12.98% of China’s seas and address 142
conservation objectives. Twenty-two percent of shallow habitats
(<10 meters) were fully or highly protected and 20% of waters 10-50
meters deep were conserved to some degree. Recent studies have identified
deep waters (>50 meters) as critical to protect, yet <5% of
these waters in China were conserved, primarily in areas with the highest
chl.-α concentrations. Habitats such as underwater canyons and seamounts
beyond the continental shelf had no area-based protection. While China
has made progress in marine protection within its boundaries, there is
more work to be done to ensure that the full suite of marine life is
safeguarded. Data Files: SUPPLEMENTAL_MPA_DATA.xlsx Description: This
Excel workbook contains data for each MPA and AGR used in the analysis
compiled into different formats across five sheets. Sheet 1, “Data Guide”
contains a checklist of what is included in each of the other four
sheets. Sheet 2, “Consolidated Dataset” includes only the basic data that
was used in the overlap analysis. Sheet 3, “Full Dataset”, includes
everything in Sheet 2 in addition to other contextual information and
background sources used to populate the dataset. Sheet 4, “Conservation
Objectives” includes a list of the presence or absence (“TRUE” or “FALSE”)
of each conservation objective identified in the research process for each
MPA and AGR, as well as the level 1 and 2 aggregations for each objective
(see main body and supplemental text). Sheet 5, “Sites Outside Study
Scope”, includes all of the data for the 2 MPAs and 2 AGRs that were
outside of the spatial scope for the study and not directly included in
the analysis (see main body and supplemental text). The variables and
relevant rows and columns in Sheets 2 through 5 are indicated in the
following lists: Sheet 2, “Consolidated Dataset” - Columns [column
letter(s)]: Site ID [A]: Unique identifier for each MPA and AGR in the
study Chinese Name 1 [B]: Name of MPA/AGR in Chine characters from remote
research process (see methods for description). English Name 1 [C]: Name
of MPA/AGR in English from remote research process, translated from
Chinese. Establishment Year [D]: Year MPA was established. Governance
Level [E]: Governance level of management authority; national, provincial,
county, local/municipal. Type [F]: AGR or type of MPA; Marine Nature
Reserve, Special Marine Protected Area, Marine Park. Location [G]:
Specific town or municipality of location. Province [H]: Province of
location. Sea [I]: Sea of location; Bohai Sea, East China Sea, South China
Sea, Yellow Sea Latitude [J]: Degrees North. Longitude [K]: Degrees East.
Area (km2) [L]: Area of the MPA/AGR. Sheet 3, “Full Dataset” - Columns
[column letter(s)]: Site ID [A]: Unique identifier for each MPA and AGR in
the study Chinese Name 1 [B]: Name of MPA/AGR in Chine characters from
remote research process (see methods for description). English Name 1 [C]:
Name of MPA/AGR in English from remote research process, translated from
Chinese. Chinese Name 2 [D]: Name of MPA/AGR in Chine characters from
expert consultation process (see methods for description). English Name 2
[E]: Name of MPA/AGR in English from expert consultation process,
translated from Chinese. Establishment Year [F]: Year MPA was established.
Governance Level [G]: Governance level of management authority; national,
provincial, county, local/municipal. Type [H]: AGR or type of MPA; Marine
Nature Reserve, Special Marine Protected Area, Marine Park. Location [I]:
Specific town or municipality of location. Province [J]: Province of
location. Sea [K]: Sea of location; Bohai Sea, East China Sea, South China
Sea, Yellow Sea Latitude [L]: Degrees North. Longitude [M]: Degrees East.
Source [N]: Name of source from where coordinates were found. Method [O]:
Method for identifying coordinates (see supplementary text). Coordinate
Source [P]: Details on source (e.g., page number or google search term).
Coordinate Link/Details [Q]: Direct website/link where coordinates were
found. Area (km2) [R]: Area of the MPA/AGR Marine only (km2) [S]: If
reported, area of the MPA/AGR that is marine only. Area Source [T]: Name
of the source of information for area (km2). Details + Links [U]: Page
number, weblink etc. for source of area data. Objective Source [V]: Source
where conservation objectives were determined (e.g. page number, weblink).
Sheet 4, “Conservation Objectives” – Columns and Rows [column letter(s),
row number(s)] Site ID [A, 5:326]: Unique identifier for each MPA and AGR
in the study Conservation Objective [A:EM, 1]: Name of conservation
objective as collected from data source (see “Objective Source” in Sheet
3, “Full Dataset). Aggregate 1 [A:EM, 2]: Aggregate 1 category of each
conservation objective. Aggregate 2 [A:EM, 3]: Aggregate 2 category of
each conservation objective. Presence/absence of conservation objective
[B:EM, 5:326]: Presence or absence (“TRUE” or “FALSE”) of each
conservation objective for each MPA or AGR. Sheet 5, “Sites Outside Study
Scope” - Columns [column letter(s)]: Site ID [A]: Unique identifier for
each MPA and AGR in the study Chinese Name 1 [B]: Name of MPA/AGR in Chine
characters from remote research process (see methods for description).
English Name 1 [C]: Name of MPA/AGR in English from remote research
process, translated from Chinese. Chinese Name 2 [D]: Name of MPA/AGR in
Chine characters from expert consultation process (see methods for
description). English Name 2 [E]: Name of MPA/AGR in English from expert
consultation process, translated from Chinese. Establishment Year [F]:
Year MPA was established. Governance Level [G]: Governance level of
management authority; national, provincial, county, local/municipal. Type
[H]: AGR or type of MPA; Marine Nature Reserve, Special Marine Protected
Area, Marine Park. Location [I]: Specific town or municipality of
location. Province [J]: Province of location. Sea [K]: Sea of location;
Bohai Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Yellow Sea Latitude [L]:
Degrees North. Longitude [M]: Degrees East. Source [N]: Name of source
from where coordinates were found. Method [O]: Method for identifying
coordinates (see supplementary text). Coordinate Source [P]: Details on
source (e.g., page number or google search term). Coordinate Link/Details
[Q]: Direct website/link where coordinates were found. Area (km2) [R]:
Area of the MPA/AGR Marine only (km2) [S]: If reported, area of the
MPA/AGR that is marine only. Area Source [T]: Name of the source of
information for area (km2). Details + Links [U]: Page number, weblink etc.
for source of area data. Conservation Objectives [V]: Conservation
objectives for each MPA and AGR. Objective Source [W]: Source where
conservation objectives were determined (e.g. page number, weblink). Note:
Cells containing "NA" indicate data that were not available, and
blank cells indicate information that was not available or applicable.