Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

The ocean is a key component of the Earth's dynamics, providing a great variety of
ecosystem services to humans. Yet, human activities are globally changing its structure and …

Mobile bottom contact gear such as trawls is widely considered to have the highest
environmental impact of commonly used fishing gears, with concern about impact on benthic …

Small pelagic fishes are used for human consumption, fishmeal and fish oil. They constitute
25% of global fish catch and have been of considerable conservation concern because of …

Multiparametric video-cabled marine observatories are becoming strategic to monitor
remotely and in real-time the marine ecosystem. Those platforms can achieve continuous …

The ocean is facing multiple pressures from human activities, including the effects of climate
change. Science has a prominent role in identifying problems and communicating these to …

The oceans are by far the largest carbon sink and are estimated to have absorbed roughly
40 percent of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions since the beginning of the industrial …

Africa is the poorest continent, with the fastest population growth, the most acute food
shortages, and overfishing. Meeting rising food demand while preserving sustainable …

Although most fisheries assessment and management focuses on the status of individual
stocks, and regulations are commonly established as single‐species total allowable catch …

Cephalopods, including octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes, are exploited by both bottom
trawl and small-scale fisheries (SSF) in most of the Mediterranean areas. Bottom trawl …