To contribute to the sustainable management of the coastal fishing in the future Marine
Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza”(Algeria, SW Mediterranean), the aim of this study was to …

This study focuses on a small-scale fishing community which primarily exploits fish in Tijucas
Bay (Santa Catarina State, Brazil). The region is near a marine protected area and is also …

Human impact on coastal ecosystems is one of the greatest environmental threats of our
times. An understanding of the scale and magnitude of species and habitat degradation …

The aim of this paper is to examine fishermen's Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) relating
to Marine Protected Area (MPA) planning and the overlap with fisheries management in the …

Marine spatial planning (MSP) is essential to solve spatial multiple-use problems, but first it
is necessary to identify and map all existing uses, regulations and conflicts. Use conflicts …

Small-scale fisheries face similar challenges and constraints, including marginalization,
spatial competition, unequal power relations, limited participation in decision-making …

Abstract The Local Ecological Knowledge of shellfish harvesters in a Northern Brazil estuary
was recorded to provide socio-ecological information for the development of a co …

Natural and anthropogenic pressures drive coastal eutrophication worldwide, depending on
the system's physical and biogeochemical dynamics in multiple spatial and temporal scales …

Commoditization of marine resources has dramatically increased anthropogenic footprints
on coastal and ocean systems, but the scale of these impacts remain unclear due to a …

The main strategy for reducing discards in shrimp trawl fisheries has been the development
and use of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs). Research has focused on the performance of …