Marine mammal interactions with fisheries, such as bycatch and depredation, are a common
occurrence across commercial and small-scale fisheries. We conducted a systematic review …

The governance of marine conservation in Indonesia has been the subject of critique for
decades. This paper elucidates and analyses the legal framework for marine mammal …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Area-based conservation is essential to safeguard declining biodiversity. Several
approaches have been developed for identifying networks of globally important areas based …

The distributions of migratory species in the ocean span local, national and international
jurisdictions. Across these ecologically interconnected regions, migratory marine species …

The Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) initiative was launched by the Marine
Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for the Conservation of …

Despite the recognized important ecological role that cetaceans play in the marine
environment, their protection is still scarcely enforced in the Mediterranean Sea even though …

Abstract Although the Mediterranean Sea is a crucial hotspot in marine biodiversity, it has
been threatened by numerous anthropogenic pressures. As flagship species, Cetaceans are …

The assessment and mapping of ecosystem services (ES) has become an increasingly
important instrument for environmental management and conservation priority-setting. As …

Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) constitute 61% of the world's oceans and are
collectively managed by countries under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the …