The Gulf of California is unique because of its geographical location and conformation. It
hosts diverse ecosystems and important fisheries that support industry and provide …

No-take marine reserves can be powerful management tools, but only if they are well
designed and effectively managed. We review how ecological guidelines for improving …

Marine biodiversity can be surveyed using underwater visual censuses and recently with
eDNA metabarcoding. Although a promising tool, eDNA studies have shown contrasting …

Globally, small-scale fisheries are critical for livelihoods and food security yet face
increasing uncertainty and variability from processes such as overfishing, globalization, and …

ABSTRACT Norris, James N. Marine Algae of the Northern Gulf of California: Chlorophyta
and Phaeophyceae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, number 94, x+ 276 pages, 109 …

Small-scale fisheries face a suite of multi-level challenges, making the reliance on
centralized governance approaches and self-governance alone unlikely to lead to long …

Baseline, species-specific information is largely unavailable for artisanal elasmobranch
fisheries, but is essential for the monitoring of exploited populations and the development of …

Mangroves provide multiple ecosystem services (ESs), including fish and wildlife habitat,
protection from coastal erosion and flooding impacts, food resources, water quality, carbon …

For almost a century the Baja California peninsula (Pen of California (Gulf), and broader
Sonoran Desert region (fig drawn geologists and biologists alike to study its unique …

A review of published research indicates that the Northern Gulf of California is, historically
and currently, one of the most biologically productive marine regions on Earth. This high …