Professor Anamarija Franki:

I agree with the comments that have already been made. It is very hard for me to say because I work on both sides of the legislation in trying to understand the need for MPAs and private ownership. We sometimes need to start understanding it from the side of nature instead, however.

I often raise my hand and say that I represent an oyster or a whale. Who owns them? How are we going to have this relationship honestly between nature and private ownership, community ownership and access and public access and everything else?. In the end, all species, including humans, need healthy oceans, healthy food and healthy energy. That is all I can say. Private ownership can become a problem if it is greedy and unhealthy.