Monitoring and understanding the behavior of fishing vessels are important in facilitating
effective management, preventing illegal fishing, informing fishing grounds and evaluating …

The importance and difficulty of large-scale quantitative analysis of fishing vessel footprints
and fishing intensities with high resolution have received more and more attention and …

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

Robust, quantified evidence of spatial and temporal patterns of inshore fishing activity is
required to assist management in the face of a growing number of marine protected area …

Despite the global proliferation of ocean governance frameworks that feature socioeconomic
variables, the inclusion of community needs and local ecological knowledge remains …

While member states have made a great effort into map** ecosystem services (ES) in
Europe, much work is still needed, especially in the marine domain. Difficulties in …

Abstract The creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and MPA networks is increasing
globally. This trend is reflected in England's waters, where 34.7% of waters are protected …

Fisher local ecological knowledge in England has developed through interaction with
research, as well as adding to scientific knowledge. Despite this, fishers and scientists …

Common octopus is a worldwide important cephalopod resource fished by both industrial
and small-scale fleets which has gained market value in recent decades. In Galicia (NW …

There is a global issue of balancing resource exploitation with environmental protection. In
particular, the marine environment is subject to many anthropogenic pressures which are …