We compile global data to examine the current status, trends, threats, and opportunities in
the world's wild-capture fisheries. We find that global fisheries have largely diverged—well …

Monitoring and understanding the behavior of fishing vessels are important in facilitating
effective management, preventing illegal fishing, informing fishing grounds and evaluating …

Measuring local levels of marine pollution by microplastics (MP) and identifying potential
sources in coastal areas is essential to evaluate the associated impacts to environment and …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) conserve marine biodiversity and ecosystems by limiting or
prohibiting resource use in specific areas. Reduced access to a marine resource will …

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a tool to safeguard marine natural systems, yet their
effectiveness depends on how well they are integrated into the existing socioeconomic …

Wild capture fisheries produce 90 million tonnes of food each year and have the potential to
provide sustainable livelihoods for nearly 40 million people around the world (http://www …

More than a decade of bottom-up collaborative workshops and research with fishers from
the principal tropical tuna purse seine fleets to reduce ecological impacts associated with …

The design and implementation of ecologically effective marine protected areas (MPAs) are
influenced by social acceptance and the impact of MPAs on communities. Integrative …

In the last decades, the Mediterranean Sea experienced an increasing trend of fish stocks in
overfishing status. Therefore, management actions to achieve a more sustainable …

Worldwide the renewable energy sector is expanding at sea to address increasing
demands. Recently the race for space in heavily used areas such as the North Sea triggered …