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 …

Conservation faces a chronic shortage of resources, including time, funding, mental
capacity, and human capital. Efforts to make the expenditure of these resources more …

Strong human use regulations are an important precondition for marine protected area
(MPA) effectiveness. Distinguishing MPAs based on their protection levels has shown …

Effective management of ocean resources is crucial for achieving desired ecological,
economic, and social outcomes. Marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) offers a …

Conventional methodologies often struggle in accurately positioning underwater habitats
and elucidating the complex interactions between terrestrial and aquatic environments. This …

There is growing evidence that studying aquatic acoustic communities can provide
ecologically relevant information. Understanding these communities may offer unique …

Mexico has committed to protecting 30% of its marine territory by 2030 to comply with Target
3 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted during the 15th …

Abstract We studied 125 NE Atlantic Marine Protected Areas (MPA) managed by 56
management plans (MgP) to test the hypothesis that MgP design and implementation and …

Objectives: Marine biodiversity and ecosystem services in the high seas are threatened by
numerous stress factors caused by human activities, including global shipping, high-sea …

Marine protected area networks (MPANs)—collections of marine protected areas designed
to operate synergistically within a region—offer opportunities for habitat protection at large …