Reviewing the ecosystem services, societal goods, and benefits of marine protected areas

C Marcos, D Díaz, K Fietz, A Forcada, A Ford… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Monitoring marine fishes using underwater video techniques in the Mediterranean Sea

M Nalmpanti, A Chrysafi, JJ Meeuwig… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The use of underwater video techniques has expanded rapidly in ecological studies and is
particularly desirable in protected areas since the method does not impact the habitat or …

Assessing Caribbean shallow and mesophotic reef fish communities using baited-remote underwater video (BRUV) and diver-operated video (DOV) survey …

DA Andradi-Brown, C Macaya-Solis, DA Exton… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Fish surveys form the backbone of reef monitoring and management initiatives throughout
the tropics, and understanding patterns in biases between techniques is crucial if outputs …

A comparison of underwater visual census, baited, diver operated and remotely operated stereo-video for sampling shallow water reef fishes

SA Jessop, BJ Saunders, JS Goetze… - Estuarine, coastal and shelf …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a popular conservation strategy aimed at
managing anthropogenic pressures and protecting habitats and the diversity of ocean flora …

A new coastal crawler prototype to expand the ecological monitoring radius of OBSEA cabled observatory

A Falahzadeh, DM Toma, M Francescangeli… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of marine cabled video observatories with multiparametric environmental data
collection capability is becoming relevant for ecological monitoring strategies. Their …

Diver operated video most accurately detects the impacts of fishing within periodically harvested closures

JS Goetze, SD Jupiter, TJ Langlois, SK Wilson… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Periodically harvested closures (PHCs) have become the most common form of spatial
management in Melanesia. Despite their popularity, their effectiveness to sustain local fish …

Coastal observatories for monitoring of fish behaviour and their responses to environmental changes

J Aguzzi, C Doya, S Tecchio, FC De Leo… - Reviews in fish biology …, 2015 - Springer
The inclusion of behavioral components in the analysis of a community can be of paramount
importance in marine ecology. Diel (ie, 24-h based), seasonal activity rhythms, or longer …

Antagonistic effects of seawalls and urban sedimentation on epilithic algal matrix (EAM)-feeding fishes

D Ng, D Taira, EC Heery, PA Todd - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine urbanisation often results in the proliferation of artificial coastal defences and heavy
sedimentation, adversely impacting coral reef systems in tropical coastal cities. Knowledge …

Enhancing fish Underwater Visual Census to move forward assessment of fish assemblages: An application in three Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas

G Prato, P Thiriet, A Di Franco, P Francour - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Monitoring fish assemblages is needed to assess whether Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
are meeting their conservation and fisheries management goals, as it allows one to track the …

A comparison of stereo-videos and visual census methods for assessing subtropical rocky reef fish assemblage

FA Rolim, PFC Rodrigues, T Langlois… - … Biology of Fishes, 2022 - Springer
Visual census conducted by divers has remained the most common method for obtaining
quantitative data on reef fish assemblages since it was first applied in the 1950s. More …