Assessing the effectiveness of compliance strategies in three

Australian MPAs David J. Lloyd

Southern Cross University

R.J. PayneLakehead University

Effectiveness of Compliance Strategies

Background

1. Compliance: – An actor’s behaviour that conforms to explicit rules in

particular situations (adapted from Mitchell, 1993)

2. Non-compliance:– Breaking the rules– Why?

• Costs?• Benefits?• Individual perspective

Determinants of Compliance

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3. Literature– Voluntary and/or regulatory compliance (MacKendrick,

2005)– Surveillance and enforcement (Davis et al., 2004)– Compliance is improved by thorough community

involvement (Lundqvist and Granek, 2005; Dalton, 2005)– Compliance improves with the age of the MPA

(McClanahan et al., 2005)– Compliance is related to MPA size (Kritzer, 2004)

• Non-compliance at boundaries

– Compliance improves with well-marked internal and external boundaries (Mascia, 2003)

– Compliance requires more than enforcement (Cesar, 2004)

– Compliance behaviour improves with people’s levels of education (Durant et al., 2004) and wealth (Sutinen and Kuperan, 1999)

– More and better information reduces non-compliance (Manning et al., 1996; Bradford and McIntyre, 2007)

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4. A Theoretical Perspective:– For individuals, – Compliance <-> benefits– Enforcement <-> costs

5. A Formative Evaluation:– Examining the processes utilized to encourage compliance– Not examining whether those processes actually worked as

expected

6. Australian MPAs:– Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (1972)– Moreton Bay Marine Park (1993)– Cape Byron Marine Park (2002)

Effectiveness of Compliance Strategies

Results1. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

– Regulatory compliance:• Zoning, permits and enforcement

– complexity

– Voluntary compliance:• Recognition that management depends upon an informed,

supportive and involved public;• Maximising voluntary compliance through promotion and education • Education of the interest groups <-> GBRMPA; • Conflict resolution between the GBRMPA and interest groups

mutual respect, understanding and acceptance of management decisions;

• Conflict resolution between interest groups mutual understanding of each others’ views.

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2. Moreton Bay Marine Park– Regulatory compliance:

• Zoning, permits and enforcement– simplicity

– Voluntary compliance:• Interpretation• TV, internet

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3. Cape Byron Marine Park– Regulatory compliance:

• Zoning, permits and enforcement– simplicity

– Voluntary compliance:• Interpretation• Outreach (e.g., schools)• Internet

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Discussion1. The pre-dominance of the GBRMP

– A wide variety of strategies, especially re voluntary compliance

2. The ubiquity of regulatory compliance strategies– Variation in complexity

3. The implications of larger protection/sanctuary zones

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Conclusions1. The GBRMP remains the “gold standard”

2. Voluntary compliance requires considerable efforts in promotion, education and outreach

3. Expansion of protection/sanctuary zones may require more emphasis on regulatory compliance strategies

4. Need for more research to examine the effectiveness of both regulatory and voluntary compliance strategies

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