Given the recent trend towards establishing very large marine protected areas (MPAs) and
the high potential of these to contribute to global conservation targets, we review outcomes …

Coral reefs provide ecosystem goods and services for millions of people in the tropics, but
reef conditions are declining worldwide. Effective solutions to the crisis facing coral reefs …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are among the most widely accepted methods of marine
management. MPAs are not, however, always placed such that they can maximize impact on …

Marine reserves are a key tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity, yet only~ 2.5% of
the world's oceans are protected. The integration of marine reserves into connected …

Change in behaviour is usually the first response to human‐induced environmental change
and key for determining whether a species adapts to environmental change or becomes …

There is increasing evidence that intense fishing pressure is not only depleting fish stocks
but also causing evolutionary changes to fish populations. In particular, body size and …

Anthropogenic sounds have spread across the biosphere, with threats from individual
welfare to ecosystem health. Sounds are important to animals in both terrestrial and aquatic …

Identifying the most sensitive indicators to changes in fishing pressure is important for
accurately detecting impacts. Biomass is thought to be more sensitive than abundance and …

Estimates of fish biomass collated at the community level are reliable indicators of fish and
ecosystem health. Data to calculate fish biomass is routinely collected using either …

Periodically harvested closures are a widespread, centuries‐old form of fisheries
management that protects fish between pulse harvests and can generate high harvest …