Abstract The United Nations are currently negotiating a new international legally-binding
instrument to govern the global ocean commons, a vast area beyond national jurisdiction …

Human exploitation of wildlife for food, medicine, curios, aphrodisiacs, and spiritual artifacts
represents a mounting 21st‐century conservation challenge. Here, we provide the first …

The herpetofauna of the insular systems of Mexico is composed of 226 species, of which 14
are anurans, two are salamanders, and 210 are reptiles, comprised of two crocodilians, 195 …

Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

Social‐ecological systems like fisheries provide food, livelihoods and recreation. However,
lack of data and its integration into governance hinders their conservation and management …

Deriving robust historical population trends for long-lived species subject to human
exploitation is challenging in scenarios where long-term scientific data are scarce or …

Successful conservation of long‐lived species requires reliable understanding of long‐term
trends and historical baselines. We present a framework for evaluating abundance trends …

Advancements in molecular science are continually improving our knowledge of marine
turtle biology and evolution. However, there are still considerable gaps in our …

Shark populations have declined worldwide. However, the lack of data for most species
makes it difficult to use conventional population assessments to estimate their status. The …

Historical information has provided key insights into long‐term ecological change to marine
species and ecosystems, with value to fisheries. Yet, pathways to integrate these diverse …