BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are key tools to mitigate human impacts in coastal
environments, promoting sustainable activities to conserve biodiversity. The designation of …

Protected areas not allowing extractive activities (here called fully protected area) are a
spatially explicit conservation management tool commonly used to ensure populations …

Coastal zones are ecosystems of high economic value but exposed to numerous
disturbances, while they represent nurseries for many fish species, raising the issue of the …

Most demersal fishes undergo a dispersal phase as larvae, which strongly influences the
connectivity among adult populations and, consequently, their genetic structure and …

Fish stocks are managed within national boundaries and by regional organizations, but the
interdependence of stocks between these jurisdictions, especially as a result of larval …

The health and functioning of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean are in
decline due to anthropogenic stress, and the rate of decline is set to accelerate. Marine …

As a response to increasing human pressures on marine ecosystems, the legislation aimed
at improving the conservation and management of marine coastal areas in European and …

The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a critical step in ensuring the
continued persistence of marine biodiversity. Although the area protected in MPAs is …

Morphological taxonomic methods are currently insufficient to satisfy the rising demand for
taxonomic information and rapid sample turnover required to support conservation and …