The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the
Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented as tools to conserve and
manage fisheries and target species. Because there are opportunity costs to conservation …

Historically, hatcheries in Europe and North America attempted to contribute to the
conservation and enhancement of clawed lobster stocks, but lacked monitoring programmes …

Resolving stock structure is crucial for fisheries conservation to ensure that the spatial
implementation of management is commensurate with that of biological population units. To …

Marine reserves are perceived as a critical component in successful rebuilding of
overharvested marine populations. Such efforts can be particularly successful in species …

A phylogeographic analysis is carried out for the widely distributed European littoral prawn
Palaemon elegans in order to test for potential genetic differentiation and geographic …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented worldwide to maintain and
restore depleted populations. However, despite our knowledge on the myriad of positive …

Aim Comparing genetic structure in species with shared spatial ranges and ecological
niches can help identify how dissimilar aspects of biology can shape differences in …

The Mediterranean Sea diversity is still far from being fully disclosed. Marine Heterobranchia
are one of the most paradigmatic species-rich groups, with many recent systematic studies …

European lobster Homarus gammarus in Norway has been in decline over the last 30 to 40
yr, and the species is currently red listed according to International Union for Conservation of …