The rapidly evolving ocean economy, driven by human needs for food, energy,
transportation and recreation, has led to unprecedented pressures on the ocean that are …

While fishery closures during the spawning season are commonplace, direct evidence for
their benefit is mainly restricted to species forming large spawning aggregations. This paper …

Overfishing and habitat destruction due to local and global threats are undermining
fisheries, biodiversity, and the long-term sustainability of tropical marine ecosystems …

Community-based management and co-management are mainstream approaches to
marine conservation and sustainable resource management. In the tropical Pacific, these …

Marine ecosystem management has traditionally been divided between fisheries
management and biodiversity conservation approaches, and the merging of these disparate …

Reef fish spawning aggregations, ranging from small groups to many tens of thousands of
individuals, are spectacular but poorly known natural phenomena whereby fish assemble at …

Identifying priority areas for biodiversity conservation requires systematic approaches and
integrated ecological and biological information. Here, we applied a range of ecological …

Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably
navigate trade-offs among multiple objectives. It seems logical to focus where several …

In many tropical nations, fisheries management requires a community-based approach
because small customary marine tenure areas define the spatial scale of management [1] …

Many marine fishes mate in massive and spectacular gatherings at predictable times and
places. These spawning aggregations are often attractive targets of fisheries. Many …