Marine protected areas (MPAs) and freshwater protected areas (FPAs), collectively aquatic
protected areas (APAs), share many commonalities in their design, establishment, and …

Small‐scale fisheries are an important livelihood and primary protein source for coastal
communities in many of the poorest regions in the world, yet many are overfished and thus …

Abstract The Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURF) system are a kind of marine property
where user rights are assiged to collective entities of artisanal fishers' organizations. But …

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

Territorial User Rights for Fisheries (TURF) are established to grant privileged rights
exclusively to local fishing communities to manage their stock within a bounded fishing …

Although small-scale fisheries are important livelihood sources for more than 200 million
people worldwide (FAO, 2017), most lack formal stock assessments and comprehensive …

Nearshore hardbottom communities are characterized by their invertebrate benthos, which
provide food, habitat, and refuge for fish. Structural complexity supports greater species …

Marine reserves are implemented to achieve a variety of objectives, but are seldom
rigorously evaluated to determine whether those objectives are met. In the rare cases when …

Small-scale fisheries support millions of people around the world but they face a common
issue of overcapacity which often leads to overexploitation of resources. One solution is to …

Small-scale fisheries support millions of people around the world but they face a common
issue of overcapacity and, subsequently, an overexploitation of resources. One solution to …