The restoration potential of offshore mussel farming on degraded seabed habitat

D Bridger, MJ Attrill, BFR Davies… - … , Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The United Kingdom's first large‐scale, offshore, long‐line mussel farm deployed its
first ropes in 2013 in Lyme Bay, southwest United Kingdom, located in an area of seabed …

Multi-and hyperspectral classification of soft-bottom intertidal vegetation using a spectral library for coastal biodiversity remote sensing

BFR Davies, P Gernez, A Geraud, S Oiry… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring biodiversity and how anthropogenic pressures impact this is critical, especially as
anthropogenically driven climate change continues to affect all ecosystems. Intertidal areas …

Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet

C Roberts, C Béné, N Bennett, JS Boon… - npj Ocean …, 2024 - nature.com
Many seafood products marketed as “sustainable” are not. More exacting sustainability
standards are needed to respond to a fast-changing world and support United Nations …

Modelling the distribution of rare and data-poor diadromous fish at sea for protected area management

SAM Elliott, A Acou, L Beaulaton, J Guitton… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic pressures have resulted in declines in diadromous fish. Many diadromous
fish which were commercially important are now threatened and protected. Little is known …

Rewilding of protected areas enhances resilience of marine ecosystems to extreme climatic events

EV Sheehan, LA Holmes, BFR Davies… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are employed as tools to manage human impacts, especially
fishing pressure. By excluding the most destructive activities MPAs can rewild degraded …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of bottom-towed fishing from whole-site Marine Protected Areas promotes mobile species biodiversity

SR Blampied, SE Rees, MJ Attrill, FCT Binney… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine habitats are being altered by anthropogenic pressures, influencing the diversity and
distribution of species. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as spatial …

A decade implementing ecosystem approach to fisheries management improves diversity of taxa and traits within a marine protected area in the UK

BFR Davies, L Holmes, A Bicknell… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management has highlighted the importance
of studying ecosystem functions and services, and the biological traits that drive them. Yet …

Ecosystem benefits of adopting a whole‐site approach to MPA management

BFR Davies, L Holmes, MJ Attrill… - Fisheries Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, nations are designating marine protected areas to recover and protect habitats and
species. With targets to protect 30% of marine areas by 2030, the effectiveness of MPAs to …

Citizen science approach for monitoring fish and megafauna assemblages in a remote marine protected area

R Gotama, SJ Stean, LD Sparks, R Prasetijo… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Areas (MPA) safeguard threatened marine ecosystems by
protecting fish populations, limiting anthropogenic stressors, and providing additional …

Lessons from Lyme Bay (UK) to inform policy, management, and monitoring of Marine Protected Areas

C Renn, S Rees, A Rees, BFR Davies… - ICES Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This decade represents a critical period to profoundly rethink human–nature interactions in
order to address the interwoven climate and biodiversity crises. Marine Protected Areas …