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Accounting for enforcement is essential to improve the spatial allocation of marine restricted-use zoning systems.

Published online: 13 May 2015

Authors: Davis, K. & Pannell, D. & Kragt, M. & Gelcich, S. & Schilizzi, S.

Content type: Bulletin

Growing industrial and consumer demands are negatively affecting fish stocks, which are increasingly extracted above sustainable levels. Successful ma...

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Assessing impact risk to tropical marine ecosystems from human activities with a Southeast Asian example.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Culhane, F. & Austen, M. C. & Ashley, M. & Javier, J. & Sui Hyang Kuit & Nguyen Phuc Hung & Hau Duc Tran & Praptiwi, R. A. & Sainal, S. & Justine, E. & Wulandari, P. & Broszeit, S. & Jontila, J. B. & Johari, S. & Creencia, L. & Then, A. Y. H. & Gajardo, L. J. & Maharja, C. & Goh HongChing & Wan Mohd Syazwan & Yang Amri Affendi & Le Ngoc Thao & Sugardjito, J. & Mullier, T. & Langmead, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Society relies on intact marine ecosystems for ecosystem services such as nutrition, livelihoods, health and well-being. Yet, to obtain these benefits...

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A marine natural capital asset and risk register - towards securing the benefits from marine systems and linked ecosystem services.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Rees, S. E. & Ashley, M. & Cameron, A. & Mullier, T. & Ingle, C. & Oates, J. & Lannin, A. & Hooper, T. & Attrill, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Documented biodiversity loss has galvanised a global process to develop conceptual frameworks that link the social and ecological systems. This paper ...

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First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Gormley, A. M. & Slooten, E. & Dawson, S. & Barker, R. J. & Rayment, W. & Fresne, S. du & Bräger, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been advocated for the protection of threatened marine mammals, but there is no empirical evidence that they are ef...

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Combining seascape connectivity with cumulative impact assessment to support ecosystem-based marine spatial planning.

Published online: 29 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Blog

Cumulative impact assessment (CIA) is a simple yet promising approach to guide marine management interventions, but one not without limitations. In th...

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Surveys of Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA Winter 2020/21.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rogerson, K. & Williams, A. J. & McGovern, S.

Content type: Reports

This report summarises the findings of surveys conducted in winter 2020/21 to determine the distribution and numbers of the qualifying features of the...

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Sessions organized by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group at the Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4), La Serena, Chile, 5-8 September 2017.

Published online: 01 Aug 2018

Published by: Food and Agriculture Organization

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The Fourth International Congress on Marine Protected Areas (IMPAC4) was organized by the Government of Chile and the International Union for Conserva...

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Evaluating the use of marine protected areas by endangered species: a habitat selection approach.

Published online: 06 Apr 2021

Authors: Roberts, K. E. & Smith, B. J. & Burkholder, D. & Hart, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Optimizing the design of marine protected area (MPA) networks for the conservation of migratory marine species and their habitats involves a suite of ...

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Digital video aerial surveys of marine birds and mammals at Solway Firth SPA: February 2021.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pavat, D. & Harker, J.

Content type: Reports

NatureScot and Natural England commissioned HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) to undertake a high-resolution digital video aerial survey for mari...

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Pre-closure fishing pressure predicts effects of marine protected areas.

Published online: 26 Jul 2020

Authors: Jaco ErinM. & Steele, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be effective tools for marine resource management. However, despite evidence of the positive effects of MPAs, such a...

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