Migratory marine species: their status, threats and conservation management needs

B Lascelles, G Notarbartolo Di Sciara… - Aquatic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory marine species (MMS) include many of the world's most charismatic organisms
such as marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, sharks, and tuna. Many are now among the most …

[PDF][PDF] Marine Protected Areas as a central element of ecosystem-based management: defining their location, size and number

HI Browman, KI Stergiou - 2004 - imr.brage.unit.no
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) include many subclasses (eg marine sanctuaries, marine
parks, wildlife refuges, fisheries closures, no-take MPAs, multiple-use MPAs, marine …

Assessing the effects of marine protected areas on biological invasions: a global review

S Giakoumi, A Pey - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have proven to be an effective tool to conserve marine
biodiversity and restore ecosystem functioning. Yet, the role of MPAs in providing resilience …

Marine protected areas: challenges and opportunities for understanding and conserving coastal marine ecosystems

MH Carr - Environmental conservation, 2000 - cambridge.org
The term 'marine protected area'(MPA) refers to areas in which human activities that cause
reductions in populations either directly through exploitation or indirectly through habitat …

Place‐based approaches to marine mammal conservation

GN Di Sciara, E Hoyt, R Reeves… - Aquatic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Place‐based conservation can be an effective tool for addressing threats to marine
mammals, but this approach presents many challenges, such as the dilemma of whether to …

Marine protected areas: at the crossroads of nature conservation and fisheries management

M Kriegl, XE Elías Ilosvay, C von Dorrien… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are designated parts of the ocean that restrict human
activities to a certain degree. MPAs are established around the world using a wide range of …

[PDF][PDF] Introducing the world register of introduced marine species (WRiMS)

MJ Costello, S Dekeyzer, B Galil, P Hutchings… - 2021 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
A major historical challenge for the management of anthropogenic introductions of species
has been the absence of a globally standardised system for species nomenclature. For over …

Status of the world's marine species

BA Polidoro, SR Livingstone… - Wildlife in a …, 2008 - books.google.com
The oceans are home to a large percentage of Earth's biodiversity, occupying 70 percent of
its surface and, when volume is considered, an even larger percentage of habitable space …

Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas

MG Conners, NB Sisson, PD Agamboue… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs), particularly large MPAs, are increasing in number and size
around the globe in part to facilitate the conservation of marine megafauna under the …

Movement, distribution and marine reserve use by an endangered migratory giant

SD Reynolds, BM Norman, M Beger… - Diversity and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in the distribution of migratory species
is critical for management and conservation efforts. However, challenges in observing …