The restoration potential of offshore mussel farming on degraded seabed habitat

D Bridger, MJ Attrill, BFR Davies… - … , Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The United Kingdom's first large‐scale, offshore, long‐line mussel farm deployed its
first ropes in 2013 in Lyme Bay, southwest United Kingdom, located in an area of seabed …

[HTML][HTML] A review of new and existing non-extractive techniques for monitoring marine protected areas

R McGeady, RM Runya, JSG Dooley… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ocean biodiversity loss is being driven by several anthropogenic threats and significant
efforts are required to halt losses and promote healthy marine ecosystems. The …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-and hyperspectral classification of soft-bottom intertidal vegetation using a spectral library for coastal biodiversity remote sensing

BFR Davies, P Gernez, A Geraud, S Oiry… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring biodiversity and how anthropogenic pressures impact this is critical, especially as
anthropogenically driven climate change continues to affect all ecosystems. Intertidal areas …

[HTML][HTML] Future advances in UK marine fisheries policy: Integrated nexus management, technological advance, and shifting public opinion

PS Kemp, G Subbiah, R Barnes, K Boerder… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Having left the European Union, the UK Fisheries Act (hereafter referred to as the
Act) provides a framework that may advance sustainable marine resource management …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting sediment recovery below an offshore longline mussel farm: a macrobenthic Biological Trait Analysis (BTA)

L Mascorda-Cabre, P Hosegood, MJ Attrill… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Expansion of bivalve aquaculture offshore reports lower environmental impacts compared to
inshore farms. Taking a Before-After Control-Impact approach, this study presents the first …

Ecosystem benefits of adopting a whole‐site approach to MPA management

BFR Davies, L Holmes, MJ Attrill… - Fisheries Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, nations are designating marine protected areas to recover and protect habitats and
species. With targets to protect 30% of marine areas by 2030, the effectiveness of MPAs to …

Lessons from Lyme Bay (UK) to inform policy, management, and monitoring of Marine Protected Areas

C Renn, S Rees, A Rees, BFR Davies… - ICES Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This decade represents a critical period to profoundly rethink human–nature interactions in
order to address the interwoven climate and biodiversity crises. Marine Protected Areas …

Temporal change in functional rarity in marine fish assemblages

F Moyes, I Trindade-Santos… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent research has uncovered rapid compositional and structural reorganization of
ecological assemblages, with these changes particularly evident in marine ecosystems …

Using fisheries-dependent data to investigate landings of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm

H Thatcher, T Stamp, PJ Moore… - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The need for alternative strategies to assist in the monitoring and sustainable management
of fisheries' resources is becoming increasingly important. In recent years, greater utilization …

Examining the discrepancy and synergy between marine protected areas and fisheries management in the Bohai Sea, China

Y Li, J Yin, M Sun, K Kleisner, E Litsinger, S Jud… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) and other area-based conservation measures used in
conjunction with climate-smart fisheries management approaches are important for …