To contribute to the sustainable management of the coastal fishing in the future Marine
Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza”(Algeria, SW Mediterranean), the aim of this study was to …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important conservation tools; however, many fail to
achieve their full potential because of design and management deficiencies. Evaluating …

Beaches are ecologically valuable ecosystems and sites that attract many tourists from all
over the world, therefore, knowledge of their environmental conditions to establish sound …

Methane seeps are highly productive ecosystems that provide carbon sequestration
services, host diverse communities including endemic species, and serve as habitats for …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used tools to conserve marine ecosystems and
their services. They are complex socio-ecological systems where human activities and …

Marine protected area (MPA) management requires local people's participation in order to
deliver lasting ecological and social benefits. This is crucial to avoid “paper parks” and to …

Decentralized management of marine resources by local governments yields an enhanced
opportunity to protect, restore, and create sustainable marine biodiversity in the provision of …

Abstract We studied 125 NE Atlantic Marine Protected Areas (MPA) managed by 56
management plans (MgP) to test the hypothesis that MgP design and implementation and …

Abstract The Galápagos Islands are one of the most emblematic protected areas on the
planet, and also one of the most studied. Their main economic activity is tourism, which has …

The success of marine protected areas strongly depends on the human dimensions and
social aspects of nature conservation management (Christie et al., 2017). These human …