The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

K Grorud-Colvert, J Sullivan-Stack, C Roberts… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Habitat recovery and restoration in aquatic ecosystems: current progress and future challenges

J Geist, SJ Hawkins - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic ecosystems are degraded by a variety of pressures as a result of the growing human
population. Global‐scale impacts include homogenization of biological communities …

A diverse portfolio of marine protected areas can better advance global conservation and equity

DA Gill, SE Lester, CM Free, A Pfaff, E Iversen… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used for ocean conservation, yet the relative
impacts of various types of MPAs are poorly understood. We estimated impacts on fish …

Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis

S Giakoumi, C Scianna, J Plass-Johnson, F Micheli… - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a cornerstone of marine conservation. Globally, the
number and coverage of MPAs are increasing, but MPA implementation lags in many …

Marine partially protected areas: drivers of ecological effectiveness

M Zupan, E Fragkopoulou, J Claudet… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The number of marine protected areas (MPA s) has grown exponentially worldwide over the
past decade in order to meet international targets. Most of these protected areas allow …

Evaluating the social and ecological effectiveness of partially protected marine areas

JW Turnbull, EL Johnston, GF Clark - Conservation Biology, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a primary tool for the stewardship, conservation, and
restoration of marine ecosystems, yet 69% of global MPAs are only partially protected (ie …

A regulation-based classification system for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

BH e Costa, J Claudet, G Franco, K Erzini, A Caro… - Marine Policy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a global conservation and management tool to enhance
the resilience of linked social-ecological systems with the aim of conserving biodiversity and …

Small-scale coastal fisheries in European Seas are not what they were: ecological, social and economic changes

J Lloret, IG Cowx, H Cabral, M Castro, T Font… - Marine Policy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Coastal, small-scale fisheries (SSF), whether artisanal (professional) or recreational,
represent important socioeconomic activities across Europe that are currently undergoing a …

Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota

RA McConnaughey, JG Hiddink, S Jennings… - Fish and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bottom trawling accounts for almost one quarter of global fish landings but may also have
significant and unwanted impacts on seabed habitats and biota. Management measures …

[ספר][B] Governing marine protected areas: resilience through diversity

P Jones - 2014‏ - taylorfrancis.com
In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the
effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs). These challenges are …