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Does a no-take marine protected area benefit seahorses? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Seahorses are iconic charismatic species that are often used to 'champion' marine conservation causes around the world. As they are threatened in many countries by over-exploitation and habitat loss, marine protected areas (MPAs) could help with their ...
David Harasti, Keith Martin-Smith, William Gladstone   +2 more
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"Get on board with researchers": Life Conceptu Maris marine citizen science campaign [PDF]

ARPHA Proceedings
The manuscript provides an overview of the mid-term results of the citizen science campaign activities conducted within the Life CONCEPTU MARIS project (LIFE20 NAT/IT/001371) whose aim is to improve the conservation status of cetaceans and pelagic sea ...
Loredana Mulas, Elena Santini, Marta Azzolin, Mauro Buonocore, Ilaria Campana, Lara Carosso, Giovanni Coppini, Matteo Costantino, Léa David, Marianna Farina, Livio Favaro, Natalia Fraija-Fernández, Marco Gamba, Maria Leonor Garcia Gutiérrez, Cristina Giacoma, Martina Gregorietti, Rita Lecci, Giulia Luzi, Fulvio Maffucci, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Valeria Masala, Erica Moura, Eugenia Pasanisi, Juan Antonio Raga, Selvaggia Santin, Gianluca Sarà, Antonella Servidio, Paola Tepsich, Francesco Tomasinelli, Gianluca Treglia, Roberta Teti, Elena Valsecchi, Morgana Vighi, Antonella Arcangeli   +33 more
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High Megabenthic Complexity and Vulnerability of a Mesophotic Rocky Shoal Support Its Inclusion in a Mediterranean MPA

Diversity, 2023
The deep shoal of Punta del Faro (Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea) is a mesophotic rocky elevation hosting complex animal forests threatened by fishing activities.
Francesco Enrichetti, Giorgio Bavestrello, Valentina Cappanera, Mauro Mariotti, Francesco Massa, Lorenzo Merotto, Paolo Povero, Ilaria Rigo, Margherita Toma, Leonardo Tunesi, Paolo Vassallo, Sara Venturini, Marzia Bo   +12 more
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Marine benthic forms of the Marine Protected Area Capo Caccia-Isola Piana (Sardinia, Italy)

Journal of Maps, 2018
The great ecological and economic value of the biocenoses of Marine Protected Area ‘Capo Caccia-Isola Piana’ (MPA) requires a constant monitoring. For this reason, a continuous study of the area producing overlapping maps useful to control in real time ...
Mario De Luca, Vincenzo Pascucci, Vittorio Gazale, Alberto Ruiu, Luca Massetti, Andrea Cossu   +5 more
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How adequately are the critically endangered Balearic Shearwaters protected by the Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for seabirds? A case study in the Gulf of Cadiz

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
The expansion of marine protected areas in pelagic areas has been crucial to achieve sufficient protection of the oceans. However, there is still some controversy about whether these protected areas actually cover the vital areas for some species.
Gonzalo M. Arroyo, Andrés de la Cruz, Darío Delgado   +2 more
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A review of new and existing non-extractive techniques for monitoring marine protected areas

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Ocean biodiversity loss is being driven by several anthropogenic threats and significant efforts are required to halt losses and promote healthy marine ecosystems. The establishment of a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can help restrict damaging
Ryan McGeady, Ryan McGeady, Robert M. Runya, James S. G. Dooley, John A. Howe, Clive J. Fox, Andrew J. Wheeler, Andrew J. Wheeler, Andrew J. Wheeler, Gerard Summers, Alexander Callaway, Suzanne Beck, Louise S. Brown, Gerard Dooly, Chris McGonigle   +14 more
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Soft-bottom fishes and spatial protection: findings from a temperate marine protected area [PDF]

, 2018
Numerous studies over the last decades have focused on marine protected areas (MPAs) and their effects on fish communities. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding how species that live associated with soft-substrates (e.g., sand, mud) respond to ...
Abecasis, Anderson, Andrade, Ashworth, Audzijonyte, Bergseth, Blyth-Skyrme, Breslow, Bruce, Byers, Campbell, Chapman, Claudet, Claudet, Claudet, Claudet, Claudet, Cunha, Denney, Denny, De’Ath, Di Franco, Dimech, Donovan, Dufrêne, Eddy, Ellis, Erzini, Erzini, Fisher, Fréon, Gaines, García-Charton, García-Charton, Gell, Giakoumi, Gonçalves, Gonçalves, Grüss, Guidetti, Guidetti, Halpern, Halpern, Henriques, Henriques, Horta e Costa, Horta e Costa, Hunter, Hunter, Hutchings, Iannibelli, IUCN, Jennings, Legendre, Lester, Lima, Lubchenco, Micheli, Murawski, Myers, Oksanen, Osenberg, Pais, Pauly, Payton, Piet, Pipitone, R Core Team, Roberts, Roberts, Ross, Russ, Sala, Sciberras, Sciberras, Silva, Slatyer, Tetreault, Therneau, Underwood, Underwood, Vasconcelos, Villegas-Ríos, Vinagre, Vincent, Watson, Wiegand, Wilson, Zuur   +88 more
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The outlook for the establishment and management of marine protected area network in China

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2018
:: This paper describes the basic conditions for the development of marine protected areas (MPAs) of China, and analyzes the characteristics of marine ecosystem diversity and species diversity according to the needs of protecting marine ecosystems.
Bin Wang
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Bycatch Estimates From a Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery Provide a Baseline for Understanding the Long-Term Benefits of a Large, Blue Water Marine Sanctuary

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Bycatch on pelagic tuna longlines has contributed to population declines in several far-ranging, oceanic species and presents a conservation challenge that area-based management tools are increasingly promoted to address.
Vanessa Jaiteh, Vanessa Jaiteh, Tom Peatman, Tom Peatman, Steve Lindfield, Eric Gilman, Simon Nicol, Simon Nicol   +7 more
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Finding harmony in Marine Protected Area design guidelines

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Widespread degradation of marine ecosystems and ecosystem services, coupled with national and global commitments to improve protection of the oceans, has led to a proliferation of efforts to designate new marine protected areas (MPAs) and MPA networks. A
Echelle S. Burns, Cori Lopazanski, Jason Flower, Lennon R. Thomas, Darcy Bradley, Sarah E. Lester   +5 more
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