Seabirds are declining globally and are one of the most threatened groups of birds. To halt
or reverse this decline they need protection both on land and at sea, requiring site-based …

Introduction Predictive models based on environmental proxy data are being used to predict
biodiversity on large and even global scales. Yet, some of the underlying assumptions about …

Elasmobranchs are declining worldwide due to overfishing. In developing countries and
island states in tropical regions, small-scale and recreational fisheries can significantly …

Introduction The continuous flow of ecosystem services (ESs) within coastal and marine
ecosystems supports communities' well-being and security by harnessing required …

Scientific advances in environmental data coverage and machine learning algorithms have
improved the ability to make large‐scale predictions where data are missing. These …

Global Red List assessments are powerful tools for informing large-scale conservation
decision-making processes, however, they can also be used to inform more localised …

Assessing biodiversity in marine nearshore ecosystems is crucial for effective management,
especially in the context of climate change and overexploitation of marine resources …

This paper presents the first assessment of marine litter in the Mogadishu coastal area of
Somalia. Samples were collected monthly using 100 m× 40 m transect and classified …

Sea turtles are essential to the health of marine ecosystems, yet nearly 90% are threatened
with extinction. The unsustainable consumption of sea turtles contributes to their global …

Effective conservation of threatened species relies on identification of key habitats, such as
those used for foraging. The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a threatened species of …