Spillover from marine protected areas to adjacent fisheries has an ecological and a fishery component

M Di Lorenzo, J Claudet, P Guidetti - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), if well designed and managed, can produce
conservation benefits to fish assemblages within no-take zones and fishery benefits in …

Mechanisms and ecological role of carbon transfer within coastal seascapes

GA Hyndes, I Nagelkerken, RJ McLeod… - Biological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, coastal systems provide some of the most productive habitats, which potentially
influence a range of marine and terrestrial ecosystems through the transfer of nutrients and …

Assessing spillover from marine protected areas and its drivers: A meta‐analytical approach

M Di Lorenzo, P Guidetti, A Di Franco, A Calò… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Overfishing may seriously impact fish populations and ecosystems. Marine protected areas
(MPAs) are key tools for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, yet the …

[HTML][HTML] ROV-based monitoring of passive ecological recovery in a deep-sea no-take fishery reserve

M Vigo, J Navarro, J Aguzzi, N Bahamón… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of marine conservation, trawl fishing activity is the most important ecosystem
stressor in demersal Mediterranean waters. Limited management measures in bottom …

Harnessing Fishers' local knowledge and their perceptions: Opportunities to improve management of coastal fishing in Mediterranean marine protected areas

I Boubekri, H Mazurek, AB Djebar, R Amara - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Before–after control–impact (BACI) assessment of the effects of a deep-water no-take fishery reserve to recover Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) overfished …

M Vigo, J Navarro, G Rotllant… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
One of the main drivers of marine ecosystem change is fishing activity, bottom trawling being
the most intensive fishing practice affecting benthic ecosystems worldwide. In the western …

Submarine canyons along the upper Sardinian slope (Central Western Mediterranean) as repositories for derelict fishing gears

A Cau, A Alvito, D Moccia, S Canese, A Pusceddu… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
By means of ROV surveys, we assessed the quantity, composition and bathymetric
distribution of marine litter in 17 sites along the Sardinian continental margin (Central …

A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?

A Pierucci, S Columbu, LT Kell - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Marine Stewardship Council is the leader in seafood ecolabel certification.
Despite its high impact in promoting sustainable fishing and securing price premiums, a …

Interactions of tuna fisheries with the Galápagos marine reserve

K Boerder, A Bryndum-Buchholz, B Worm - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2017 - int-res.com
The largest protected areas of any kind have all recently been established in the ocean.
Since 2012, 5 protected areas that exceed 1 million km 2 in size have been created, mostly …

Not all who wander are lost: Improving spatial protection for large pelagic fishes

K Boerder, L Schiller, B Worm - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Spatial protection measures have become ubiquitous in fisheries management and marine
conservation. Implemented for diverse objectives from stock rebuilding to biodiversity …