Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …

Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

Concerns over fishing impacts on marine populations and ecosystems have intensified the
need to improve ocean management. One increasingly popular market-based instrument for …

Marine capture fisheries are an important source of protein globally, with coastal and
oceanic fish providing a rich source of essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Fisheries …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) provide place-based management of marine ecosystems
through various degrees and types of protective actions. Habitats such as coral reefs are …

Bottom trawl fisheries are the most widespread source of anthropogenic physical
disturbance to seabed habitats. Development of fisheries‐, conservation‐and ecosystem …

Megabenthic soft bottom communities of trawlable grounds have been studied since the first
few decades of the last century, thanks to trawl fishing technologies. Despite providing an …

The aim of this paper is to highlight current opportunities and expected benefits of
establishing a transboundary large marine protected area (LMPA)-specifically a no-trawl …

Learmonth Bank in northern British Columbia sustains an active trawl fishery that returns
large bycatches of deep-sea sponges and corals. To examine effects of biogenic structures …

The aim of this study is to synthesize available information on sea pens in the Mediterranean
Sea and fill existing knowledge gaps through modelling of suitable habitat, with the …