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Evaluating past and future contributions of conservation programs to species recovery

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Impact evaluation of conservation actions is a crucial step in global efforts to curb the biodiversity crisis. Through robust impact evaluation, practitioners can assess the effectiveness of conservation strategies and optimize the use of limited resources.
Rebeca E. Young, H. Resit Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Michael Hoffmann, Michael A. Hudson, Barney Long, Thalassa McMurdo Hamilton, Kelsey Neam, Megan A. Owen, Richard P. Young, Molly K. Grace   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating bycatch in Mediterranean trammel net fisheries using species-specific gear modifications

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) use static gear which are thought to interact with marine ecosystems more benignly than towed gear. Despite this, trammel nets, one of the most extensively used type of fishing gear in the Mediterranean SSF, generate large amounts of discards, which can account for 25% or more of the captured biomass ...
Kostas Ganias, Alexandra Karatza, Katerina Charitonidou, Dimitrios Lachouvaris   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A practical, adaptive compliance management framework for improving marine protected area effectiveness

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Noncompliance regularly undermines the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. The reasons for and drivers of noncompliance depend on the context (e.g., insufficient funding, capacity, neocolonialism, historical conflict), but the prevalent solution offered to curtail noncompliance tends to be more or better enforcement.
B. Bergseth, C. Moltzen, A. Arias, J. Aumend, M. Guilbeaux, R. Oyanedel, R. Parsons, C. Pukini, A. Quintana, C. Wilcox, J. C. Day   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bycatch Dynamics from a Small-Scale Shrimp Trap Fishery in the Mediterranean Sea

Diversity, 2022
Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in the Mediterranean and Black seas play a significant social and economic role, representing 84% of the fishing fleet (70,000 vessels), 26% of total revenue (USD 633 million) and 60% of total employment (150,000 people ...
Stefanos Kalogirou, Charalampos Dimitriadis, Christos D. Maravelias, Dimitrios Poursanidis, Mihalis Margaritis, Helen Miliou, Leif Pihl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overlap of nonbreeding wandering albatrosses with fisheries and implications for colony‐specific population trajectories at South Georgia

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Bycatch in fisheries is one of the most serious threats to pelagic seabirds, causing major population declines. Mitigation measures can reduce bycatch substantially, but many fisheries fail to apply best practices, and seabird mortality remains high.
V. Warwick‐Evans, E. J. Pearmain, R. A. Phillips   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Historical Populations and Evaluating Shifting Baselines of Traditionally Exploited Fisheries

Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Development of data‐intensive stock assessment and ecosystem‐based models has improved our understanding of shifting species abundance in response to fishing, ocean ecology, and species interactions. Along with this analytical progress is evidence that many stocks lack data required for complex models, resulting in data‐limited options for ...
Allegra Ervin, Robert M. Cerrato, Adrian Jordaan, Michael G. Frisk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marketing Strategy‐Based Fishers' Segmentation: The Key to Sustainable Fisheries Sector

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper attempts to empirically investigate potentially significant differences in perceptions regarding marketing strategies that could enhance economic and environmental sustainability in the sector based on the Structure—Conduct and Performance (SCP) methodological framework.
Eleni Kaimakoudi, Angelos Liontakis, Stamatis Mantziaris, Irene Tzouramani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High Cost and Low Trust: Insights From Qualitative Commercial Fishing Cost Data in the Northeast United States

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In fisheries management, socioeconomic data, specifically qualitative data analysis, is often underutilized. This study qualitatively analyzed a primary federal data collection effort in the Northeast United States, The Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey.
Elizabeth D. Conley, Samantha Werner, Gregory Ardini, Matthew Cutler, Patricia M. Clay   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Sea Turtle Bycatch by Andalusia Pelagic Longline Fleet in the Northeast Atlantic

Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Northeast Atlantic is one of the most crucial foraging grounds for juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), while also serving as an important fishing area for the Andalusia surface longline fishery. The main aim of present study is to assess the sea turtle interaction with the Andalusia pelagic
Marina Tortosa, Jose Francisco Moreno, Ángel David Macías, Francisco Javier Abascal, Salvador García‐Barcelona, Juan Jesús Bellido, José Carlos Báez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A half century of monitoring reveals contrasting survival responses of Icelandic seabirds to climate and fisheries pressures

Ibis, EarlyView.
Seabirds serve as key indicators of marine environmental changes, with adult survival being a critical parameter for assessing population health. Iceland hosts some of the largest seabird populations in the North Atlantic, making it a valuable location for studying long‐term trends in seabird demographics.
Sarah E. Gutowsky, Mark L. Mallory, Gregory J. Robertson, Anna M. Calvert, David A. Fifield, Sverrir Thorstensen, Ævar Petersen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source