We provide a brief synopsis of the unique physical and ecological attributes of sandy beach
ecosystems and review the main anthropogenic pressures acting on the world's single …

Marine stock enhancement is a set of management approaches involving the release of
cultured organisms to enhance or restore fisheries. Such practices, including sea ranching …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in
evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described …

Physical and biological factors govern community and population features of sandy beach
macrofauna. At the macroscale, species richness decreases from tropical to temperate …

The growing number of countries investigating the potential for releasing cultured juveniles
to augment coastal fisheries resulted in the First International Symposium on Stock …

The demand for fish is expected to rise substantially by 2020. Although aquaculture must
provide much of the additional fish, it remains to be seen whether restored or enhanced …

Global concerns about the depletion of marine stocks have been widely documented in
industrial fisheries. However, small-scale artisanal fisheries constitute a second component …

Most animal species show detectable genetic differentiation between populations, but the
extent and pattern of this differentiation varies considerably between species. Some show …

Abstract Co‐management (Co‐M), defined as the sharing of management tasks and
responsibilities between governments and local users, is emerging as a powerful …