Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) has gained international popularity in recent
years, but the lack of consensus on its definition has precluded the use of a universal …

Deep-sea fisheries operate globally throughout the world's oceans, chiefly targeting stocks
on the upper and mid-continental slope and offshore seamounts. Major commercial fisheries …

After a long history of overexploitation, increasing efforts to restore marine ecosystems and
rebuild fisheries are under way. Here, we analyze current trends from a fisheries and …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have largely proven to be effective tools for conserving
marine ecosystem, while socio-economic benefits generated by MPAs to fisheries are still …

Worldwide, most sea cucumber fisheries are ineffectively managed, leading to declining
stocks and potentially eroding the resilience of fisheries. We analyse trends in catches …

Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine
ecosystems and impacting their ability to sustain ecological and human communities. To …

This study assesses the seabed pressure of towed fishing gears and models the physical
impact (area and depth of seabed penetration) from trip-based information of vessel size …

Despite longstanding recognition that small‐scale fisheries make multiple contributions to
economies, societies and cultures, assessing these contributions and incorporating them …

Conventional sectoral management and piecemeal governance are considered less and
less appropriate in pursuit of sustainable development. Ecosystem based marine spatial …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 495–505 Abstract Primary production must constrain the amount
of fish and invertebrates available to expanding fisheries; however the degree of limitation …