BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale and improve the
effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law …

Public engagement on socioscientific issues is crucial to explore solutions to different crises
facing humanity today. It is vital for fostering transformative change. Yet, assumptions shape …

Monitoring of reef restoration efforts and artificial reefs (ARs) has typically been limited to
coral fragment survival, hampering evaluation of broader objectives such as ecosystem …

Surf breaks are increasingly recognized as socio‐environmental phenomena that provide
opportunities for biodiversity conservation and sustained benefits for local communities …

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are essential to reach the UN Ocean's Decade challenges
and the Sustainable Development Goal 14 (life bellow water–conserve coastal and marine …

There is an increasing expectation for more scientists to engage with industry, government,
and communities to solve climate change. A group for whom these calls are now prevalent …

Fisheries in Kenya are experiencing social-ecological changes, impacting how they are
governed via co-management. At the local level, these changes influence collective action …

The long-term consequences of managing overfished fisheries through either gear
restrictions or closures are among the many dilemmas facing small-scale fisheries …

While the participatory management of small scale fisheries has been widely promoted, we
have limited understanding of the factors influencing its effectiveness. Here, we highlight …