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Identifying hotpots of threats to marine megafauna.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

There is increased global awareness that the oceans are under threat. Marine megafauna such as seabirds, marine turtles, marine mammals, sharks and ra...

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Can fisherman and tour-boat guides reliably perceive changes in the abundance of large marine species over a sizable time gap?

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Blog

This article is a plain language summary of the study, The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: Longitudinal and retrospective assessm...

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Sixth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species, Rome, Italy, 21-25 January 2019.

Published online: 22 May 2019

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The Sixth FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially Exploited Aquatic Sp...

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Exploring trade-offs in mixed fisheries by integrating fleet dynamics into multispecies size-spectrum models.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Novaglio, C. & Blanchard, J. L. & Plank, M. J. & Putten, E. I. van & Audzijonyte, A. & Porobic, J. & Fulton, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystem-based fisheries management aims to ensure ecologically sustainable fishing while maximising socio-economic benefits. Achieving this goal for...

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Estimating abundance of fish associated with structured habitats by combining acoustics and optics.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Scoulding, B. & Gastauer, S. & Taylor, J. C. & Boswell, K. M. & Fairclough, D. V. & Jackson, G. & Sullivan, P. & Shertzer, K. & Campanella, F. & Bacheler, N. & Campbell, M. & Domokos, R. & Schobernd, Z. & Switzer, T. S. & Jarvis, N. & Crisafulli, B. M. & Untiedt, C. & Fernandes, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The diversity and abundance of fish inhabiting complex reef habitats poses some challenges to surveys based on optical techniques, especially for scho...

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The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: longitudinal and retrospective assessment of flagship species in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica.

Published online: 23 Oct 2021

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Anthropogenic activities and climate change are affecting marine ecosystems world-wide, but systematic biodiversity assessments through periodic biomo...

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Drawing on local knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of critically endangered rhino rays in Goa, India.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Gupta, T. & Milner-Gulland, E. & Andrew Dias & Divya Karnad

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the context of marine species declines in data-limited regions, local ecological knowledge (LEK) is a valuable source of information on species eco...

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Benchmarking eleven biodiversity indicators based on environmental DNA surveys: more diverse functional traits and evolutionary lineages inside marine reserves.

Published online: 13 Mar 2023

Authors: Dalongeville, A. & Boulanger, E. & Marques, V. & Charbonnel, E. & Hartmann, V. & Santoni, M. C. & Deter, J. & Valentini, A. & Lenfant, P. & Boissery, P. & Dejean, T. & Velez, L. & Pichot, F. & Sanchez, L. & Arnal, V. & Bockel, T. & Delaruelle, G. & Holon, F. & Milhau, T. & Romant, L. & Manel, S. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To mitigate the ongoing threats to coastal ecosystems, and the biodiversity erosion they are causing, marine-protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as po...

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Small-scale fisheries of Peru: a major sink for marine turtles in the Pacific.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Alfaro-Shigueto, J. & Mangel, J. C. & Bernedo, F. & Dutton, P. H. & Seminoff, J. A. & Godley, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the last few decades, evidence of marine vertebrate bycatch has been collected for a range of industrial fisheries. It has recently been acknowle...

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Fisheries bycatch mitigation measures as an efficient tool for the conservation of seabird populations.

Published online: 26 Jul 2022

Authors: Dasnon, A. & Delord, K. & Chaigne, A. & Barbraud, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impact of industrial fisheries on marine biodiversity is conspicuous in large pelagic vertebrate's fisheries bycatch. In seabirds, this led to the...

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