Tropical sea cucumber mariculture has potential to become a profitable industry and
contribute towards natural population replenishment. Here, we synthesise the fields of …

China is the world's largest country in terms of fish production, yet its fisheries management
is comparatively unknown outside the country. This article gives an overview of the current …

The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous
marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are …

Coral reefs are in global decline with coral diseases playing a significant role. This is
especially true for Acroporid corals that represent~ 25% of all Pacific coral species and …

Worldwide, most sea cucumber fisheries are ineffectively managed, leading to declining
stocks and potentially eroding the resilience of fisheries. We analyse trends in catches …

Market preferences of natural resources contribute to shape their exploitation and
production. Beche-de-mer, the product after gutting, cooking, salting and drying sea …

Nature has the potential to provide wide-ranging economic contributions to society–from
ecosystem services to providing income to communities via fair trade of resources …

As a dominant paradigm, ecosystem‐based fisheries have to come to terms with uncertainty
and complexity, an interdisciplinary visioning of management objectives, and putting …

West African small-scale fisheries are analyzed to determine their contribution to the
economy, food security (catches and employment) and poverty alleviation (income and …

Marine biodiversity plays an important role in providing the ecosystem functions and
services which humans derive from the oceans. Understanding how this provisioning will …