Restoration is considered an effective strategy to accelerate the recovery of biological
communities at local scale. However, the effects of restoration actions in the marine …

Substantial increases in the pace, scale, and effectiveness of conservation will be required
to abate the ongoing loss of global biodiversity and simultaneous ecological degradation …

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 …

While the ocean has suffered many losses, there is increasing evidence that important
progress is being made in marine conservation. Examples include striking recoveries of …

Ocean health is critical for human well-being but is threatened by multiple stressors. Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to protect 10% of their waters by 2020. The …

Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Governments around the world are increasingly committed to reaching terrestrial and marine
conservation goals. But achieving such commitments is challenging, and conservation …

Abstract The IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation
Congress called for the full protection of 30% of each marine habitat globally and at least …

To address the ongoing deterioration of marine ecosystems and its consequences on
livelihood, the European Union (EU) now aims to achieve 30% coverage of marine …

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 …