While the science supporting fisheries management has generally been dominated by the
natural sciences, there has been a growing recognition that managing fisheries essentially …

Abstract Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are collision avoidance devices used on-
board both commercial and leisure craft. These systems report the position, track and speed …

Healthy marine ecosystems provide a wide range of resources and services that support life
on Earth and contribute to human wellbeing. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are accepted …

The importance and difficulty of large-scale quantitative analysis of fishing vessel footprints
and fishing intensities with high resolution have received more and more attention and …

Around the globe, increasing human activities in coastal and offshore waters have created
complex conflicts between different sectors competing for space and between the use and …

Abstract AIS (Automatic Identification System) is a widely used source of data to spatially
and temporally characterize marine vessel traffic and to subsequently estimate the direct …

Small‐scale fisheries provide an essential source of food and employment for coastal
communities, yet the availability of detailed information on the spatiotemporal distribution of …

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has been established as the appropriate policy framework to
study and resolve conflicts that arise among various activities. A pre-requisite for the …

High resolution estimates of bottom towed fishing gears are needed to provide relevant
information for natural resource management, impact assessment and maritime spatial …

Abstract Recent European Union policy objectives have committed to support small-scale
coastal fisheries (SSCF), but the characteristics and sustainability of SSCF in Europe are …