Український антарктичний журнал, 2020 Based on underwater observations the establishment of marine protected areas in the Stella Creek and Skua Creek straits were proposed. Selection of areas was carried out in accordance with the protocol NAGISA and acoustic bottom survey of the Argentine ...
A. Yu. Utevsky +3 more
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Opportunities for cost-sharing in conservation: variation in volunteering effort across protected areas [PDF]
, 2013 Efforts to expand protected area networks are limited by the costs of managing protected sites. Volunteers who donate labor to help manage protected areas can help defray these costs.
Mark Parnell (286657) +20 more
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DiversityMarine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool for conserving biodiversity and ensuring the sustainable use of marine ecosystem services. This study examines the extent of MPAs in the Adriatic-Ionian region (EUSAIR).
Andrej Sovinc, Anja Kržič
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Drivers of coral reef marine protected area performance.
PLoS ONE, 2017 Coral reefs are severely threatened and a principal strategy for their conservation is marine protected areas (MPAs). However the drivers of MPA performance are complex and there are likely to be trade-offs between different types of performance (e.g ...
Venetia Alexa Hargreaves-Allen +2 more
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Adaptive management, international co-operation and planning for marine conservation hotspots in a changing climate [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study is to predict changes in the distribution and extent of habitat forming species defined as “Priority Marine Habitats” (PMHs) in the North-East (NE) Atlantic under future scenarios of climate-induced environmental change.
Sanderson, William G. +9 more
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A Scientific Basis for Designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (NECSMNM) was designated by President Barack Obama in 2016, using his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Peter J. Auster +5 more
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Biological Sound Sources Drive Soundscape Characteristics of Two Australian Marine Parks
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Soundscapes represent an intrinsic aspect of a habitat which, particularly in protected areas, should be monitored and managed to mitigate human impacts. Soundscape ecology characterizes acoustic interactions within an environment, integrating biological,
Jessica A. McCordic +9 more
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Ecosystem management: Evaluating the impact of Marine Protected Areas on local communities in Kia, Fiji. A case study [PDF]
, 2016 More than one billion people, mostly from developing countries, rely on fish as their primary source of income and protein. With fishing pressure increasing rapidly, fish stocks across the world are fast declining.
Stalio, Monica
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The Extent and spatial scale of connectivity among reef fish populations: implications for marine protected areas designated for fisheries enhancement [PDF]
, 2003 Enthusiasm for the use of no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) as management tools for the protection and enhancement of coral reef fishes is widespread.
Ludsin, S.A. +3 more
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Fisher's perceptions about a marine protected area over time
Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2020 The perceptions of fishers towards the Arrábida Marine Park, a marine protected area (MPA) in the west coast of Portugal, were studied through face-to-face interviews in two different moments of the MPA life cycle.
Cristina Pita +7 more
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