Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

As a result of ecological and social drivers, the management of problems caused by wildlife
is becoming more selective, often targeting specific animals. Narrowing the sights of …

In many developing regions of Melanesia, fishers' traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
has been integrated with western science and management knowledge (SMK) to generate …

By linking iterative learning and knowledge generation with power-sharing, adaptive co-
management (ACM) provides a potential solution to resolving complex social-ecological …

Culling is widely practised as a means to reduce predation effects of terrestrial carnivores,
birds and marine mammals in many parts of the world. Of marine mammals, coastal …

Offshore wind farm developments may impact protected marine mammal populations,
requiring appropriate assessment under the EU Habitats Directive. We describe a …

Growing marine mammal populations have led to renewed conflicts with fisheries and
discussions of culling as a management measure. In order to evaluate the effects of such …

Lost or discarded fishing nets are a significant component of marine debris which has trans-
boundary impacts in large marine ecosystems. Such 'ghost nets' cause the by-catch of …

High population growth rates and poverty are likely to elevate the vulnerability of many
coastal communities in the Pacific region to climate change. Alternative livelihood strategies …

The Moray Firth Seal Management Plan (MFSMP) was introduced in Scotland in 2005 as a
pilot for resolving conflict between Atlantic salmon fisheries and conservation imperatives for …