Recent phylogeographic studies have overturned three paradigms for the origins of marine
biodiversity.(i) Physical (allopatric) isolation is not the sole avenue for marine speciation …

Aim The geological and palaeo‐climatic forces that produced the unique biodiversity in the
Red Sea are a subject of vigorous debate. Here, we review evidence for and against the …

Aspects of asexual reproduction in holothurians are discussed. Holothurians are significant
as fishery and aquaculture items and have high commercial value. The last review on …

Determining the geographic scale at which to apply ecosystem‐based management (EBM)
has proven to be an obstacle for many marine conservation programs. Generalizations …

Abstract Aim The R ed S ea is a biodiversity hotspot characterized by a unique marine fauna
and high endemism. This sea began forming c. 24 million years ago with the separation of …

In the tropical Indo-Pacific, most phylogeographic studies have focused on the shallow-
water taxa that inhabit reefs to approximately 30 m depth. Little is known about the large …

The sea cucumber Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra, known as sandfish, is a high-value
tropical echinoderm central to the global bêche-de-mer (BDM) trade. This species has been …

Recently, sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) have been over-exploited in
many areas of the world, including in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, due to increases …

Hatcheries are indispensable for seed production of many commercial aquaculture species.
However, for mass-spawning species in particular, they can be capricious environments …

The depauperate marine ecosystems of the Hawaiian Archipelago share a high proportion
of species with the southern and western Pacific, indicating historical and/or ongoing …