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Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The global marine aquarium hobby is a multibillion‐dollar industry, largely driven by demand from the United States. Much of this trade occurs online. We web scraped 4 major US‐based e‐commerce platforms selling marine aquarium fish to determine the retail price and source (wild capture, aquaculture, or both) of 13 families of ray‐finned ...
Bing Lin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for human–nature linkages in area‐based conservation monitoring through social–ecological indicator bundles

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract As the coverage of area‐based conservation increases across the globe, it is critical to improve understanding of the social and ecological outcomes of such measures and the pathways to their outcomes. A social–ecological systems approach to monitoring and evaluation is increasingly advocated; yet, applications remain scarce.
Natalie C. Ban   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

No escape from microplastics: Contamination of reef manta ray feeding areas in a remote, protected archipelago

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We found microplastic contamination of the upper water column around the Chagos Archipelago, a remote, protected archipelago in the central Indian Ocean. Key aggregation areas for reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) were contaminated, putting them at risk of microplastic ingestion.
J. Savage   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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