The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

K Grorud-Colvert, J Sullivan-Stack, C Roberts… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Larval dispersal and movement patterns of coral reef fishes, and implications for marine reserve network design

AL Green, AP Maypa, GR Almany… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Well‐designed and effectively managed networks of marine reserves can be effective tools
for both fisheries management and biodiversity conservation. Connectivity, the demographic …

Individual and population benefits of marine reserves for reef sharks

RG Dwyer, NC Krueck, V Udyawer, MR Heupel… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
No-take marine protected areas (MPAs) are a commonly applied tool to reduce human
fishing impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems. However, conservation outcomes of …

There and back again: a review of residency and return migrations in sharks, with implications for population structure and management

DD Chapman, KA Feldheim… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The overexploitation of sharks has become a global environmental issue in need of a
comprehensive and multifaceted management response. Tracking studies are beginning to …

Socio-economic value and community benefits from shark-diving tourism in Palau: a sustainable use of reef shark populations

GMS Vianna, MG Meekan, DJ Pannell, SP Marsh… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Arguments for conservation of sharks based on their role in the maintenance of healthy
marine ecosystems have failed to halt the worldwide decline in populations. Instead, the …

Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management

CW Speed, IC Field, MG Meekan… - Marine ecology progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
Global declines of shark populations are of concern because of their largely assumed role
as moderators of ecosystem function. Without long-term data on movement patterns for …

Observational methods used in marine spatial monitoring of fishes and associated habitats: a review

HM Murphy, GP Jenkins - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Management areas are used in marine spatial planning to conserve biodiversity of marine
ecosystems and to protect fish from fishing pressure. To evaluate the effectiveness of these …

Reef sharks exhibit site-fidelity and higher relative abundance in marine reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

ME Bond, EA Babcock, EK Pikitch, DL Abercrombie… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Carcharhinid sharks can make up a large fraction of the top predators inhabiting tropical
marine ecosystems and have declined in many regions due to intense fishing pressure …

Sharks, rays and marine protected areas: A critical evaluation of current perspectives

T MacKeracher, A Diedrich… - Fish and Fisheries, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Marine protected areas (MPA s) are increasingly advocated for the conservation and
management of sharks and rays. However, substantial uncertainty remains regarding which …

Evaluating marine protected areas for the conservation of tropical coastal sharks

DM Knip, MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer - Biological conservation, 2012 - Elsevier
Global declines in shark populations have created uncertainty in the future status of many
species and conservation efforts are urgently needed. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are …