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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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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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The Marine Otter Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) along the marine protected areas in Peru

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2023
Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) or Marine Otter is an endangered species according to the IUCN Red List and lives mainly on the rocky coast of Peru and Chile. In Peru it inhabits some marine protected areas, ports and some rivers.
Jose Pizarro-Neyra
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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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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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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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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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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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Spillover effects of a community-managed marine reserve [PDF]

, 2015
The value of no-take marine reserves as fisheries-management tools is controversial, particularly in high-poverty areas where human populations depend heavily on fish as a source of protein.
Dornelas Maria, Isabel Marques da Silva (732750), da Silva Isabel Marques, Shimadzu Hideyasu, Soares Amadeu M. V. M., Maria Dornelas, Shimadzu, Hideyasu, Dornelas, Maria, Hideyasu Shimadzu, Maria Dornelas (732753), Nick Hill, Hill Nick, Hill, Nick, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., da Silva, Isabel Marques, Hideyasu Shimadzu (732752), Amadeu M. V. M. Soares (324654), Soares, Amadeu M V M, Isabel Marques da Silva, Amadeu M V M Soares, Nick Hill (732751)   +20 more
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Baited remote underwater video survey of reef fish in the Stilbaai marine protected area, with an assessment of monitoring requirements [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Long-term monitoring of changes in species abundance and community composition within marine protected areas (MPAs) is essential to assess whether conservation goals are being reached.
De Vos, Lauren
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