Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Justin Nowakowski, Steven W. J. Canty, Nathan J. Bennett, Courtney E. Cox, Abel Valdivia, Jessica L. Deichmann, Thomas S. Akre, Sara E. Bonilla-Anariba, Sebastien Costedoat, Melanie McField
Summary: This study provides quantitative evidence that marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Mesoamerican region deliver co-benefits for fish and people, as indicated by higher fish abundances and improved well-being indicators near MPAs.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guido Leurs, Karin J. van der Reijden, Sidi Yahya Cheikhna Lemrabott, Ica Barry, Diosnes Manuel Nonque, Han Olff, Samuel Ledo Pontes, Aissa Regalla, Laura L. Govers
Summary: The study reveals that industrial fishing activities are mainly concentrated in the buffer zones near MPAs, which can have impacts on elasmobranch species, especially predatory species. The bycatch of elasmobranchs varies in different seasons in the waters of Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
William R. Casola, Mike Rehnberg, M. Nils Peterson, Kristen Blake, Tyana Thorne, R. Brain Langerhans
Summary: This study examines how and why support for marine protected areas (MPAs) persists over time using a case study of Andros, The Bahamas. The results suggest that long-term support for MPAs is influenced by alternative sources of income, attendance at planning meetings, age, and education level. Support for future MPA establishment is predicted by support for previous MPAs, concern about overfishing, perception of the right motivations behind MPA establishment, and residence in tourism-associated settlements.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eleonore Cambra, Alice Bello, Mohsen Kayal, Philippe Lenfant, Lauriane Vasseur, Marion Verdoit-Jarraya
Summary: Marine Recreational Fishing (MRF) is garnering increasing scientific interest worldwide, particularly in the Mediterranean. The diversity of angler behavior and its impact on the environment and catch efficiency is a significant factor to consider. Simplifying and standardizing MRF regulations at the national level, as well as promoting cooperation with fishing shops in MPA co-management, are important steps for future management.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine D. Millage, Juan Carlos Villasenor-Derbez, Darcy Bradley, Matthew G. Burgess, Hunter S. Lenihan, Christopher Costello
Summary: Marine protected areas are important for conservation, but the increase in fish biomass within MPAs creates incentives for poaching. Fishing activities persist in most MPAs worldwide, raising concerns about monitoring and enforcement. A proposal for a Conservation Finance Area (CFA) utilizes leased fishing zones within MPAs to finance monitoring and enforcement, leading to greater conservation success.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Germain Boussarie, Dorothee Kopp, Gael Lavialle, Maud Mouchet, Marie Morfin
Summary: Direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures are expected to lower the provided ecosystem services in the future. Protected areas and renewable energies are being implemented to address these impacts. However, sharing space between offshore wind farms (OWFs), marine protected areas (MPAs), and fisheries is challenging due to low acceptability and underrepresentation of fisheries. In this study, a marine spatial planning framework was developed to explore siting scenarios that conserve species, regulate ecosystem services, and ensure equitable impacts on fisheries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Carlos Villasenor-Derbez, Stuart Fulton, Arturo Hernandez-Velasco, Imelda G. Amador-Castro
Summary: By quantifying the operational costs of maintaining community-based MPA monitoring programs in nine small-scale fishing communities in Mexico, it is found that the direct monetary benefits of community-based marine conservation can outweigh the costs of monitoring programs, supporting these management schemes.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Benn J. Hanns, Tim Haggitt, Nick T. Shears
Summary: Fisheries stock assessments based on fisheries dependent data often have high uncertainty. This study proposes using marine reserves as a proxy for unfished biomass to assess stock status. The study shows that lobster populations in fished areas adjacent to marine reserves have significantly lower catch rates and biomass compared to unfished levels, suggesting that marine reserves can provide valuable information for stock assessments.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Shelby L. Ziegler, Rachel O. Brooks, Scott L. Hamilton, Benjamin I. Ruttenberg, Jennifer A. Chiu, Ryan T. Fields, Grant T. Waltz, Chenchen Shen, Dean E. Wendt, Richard M. Starr
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are established worldwide to mitigate the effects of various stressors on marine communities. This study found that the impacts of MPAs on fish communities are influenced by fishing pressure and environmental factors. Specifically, MPAs have the strongest positive effects on heavily exploited fish communities. Therefore, it is important for managers to consider both human-induced stressors and environmental conditions when establishing MPAs, as well as implement long-term monitoring programs to assess their functionality.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rebecca L. Gruby, Noella J. Gray, Luke Fairbanks, Elizabeth Havice, Lisa M. Campbell, Alan Friedlander, Kirsten L. L. Oleson, King Sam, Lillian Mitchell, Quentin Hanich
Summary: Policy interactions play a critical role in influencing the design and outcomes of Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) by stimulating synergy and addressing conflicts. Understanding and managing policy interactions is complex and requires dedicated resources and cross-sectoral coordination.
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Allison L. Perry, Jorge Blanco, Silvia Garcia, Nicolas Fournier
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important for halting marine biodiversity loss, but the effective protection of designated sites is often overlooked. This study focused on MPAs in Europe and found that high-risk fishing activities were common within these areas, especially in larger offshore sites. Intense high-risk fishing inside reef and sandbank MPAs was associated with poorer conservation status of these habitats.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Michael Kriegl, Xochitl E. Elias Ilosvay, Christian von Dorrien, Daniel Oesterwind
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are designated parts of the ocean that restrict human activities to a certain degree. Despite being regarded as the cornerstone of global marine conservation efforts, they currently cover less than 10% of the ocean surface.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jess K. Hopf, Jennifer E. Caselle, J. Wilson White
Summary: Kelp habitat restoration is gaining attention as a management action to support recovery in disturbed areas. Restoring inside marine protected areas (MPAs) can greatly enhance population benefits with minimal impact on fishery yields. However, restoring outside MPAs becomes preferable when predatory fish indirectly benefit kelp habitats. Successful restoration actions may be difficult to detect due to complex transient dynamics. Setting management goals and social expectations is important for the ecosystem service implications of restoration in MPAs.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Simonetta Fraschetti, Erika Fabbrizzi, Laura Tamburello, Maria C. Uyarra, Fiorenza Micheli, Enric Sala, Carlo Pipitone, Fabio Badalamenti, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Jordi Boada, Emma Cebrian, Giulia Ceccherelli, Mariachiara Chiantore, Giovanni D'Anna, Antonio Di Franco, Simone Farina, Sylvaine Giakoumi, Elena Gissi, Ivan Guala, Paolo Guidetti, Stelios Katsanevakis, Elisabetta Manea, Monica Montefalcone, Maria Sini, Valentina Asnaghi, Antonio Calo, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Joaquim Garrabou, Luigi Musco, Alice Oprandi, Gil Rilov, Angel Borja
Summary: The study aimed to assess the environmental status of Mediterranean ecosystems, especially the impact of Marine Protected Areas on achieving Good Environmental Status. Results showed that most MPAs in the Western Mediterranean are in good/high status, but the overall environmental status is moderate, with macroalgal forests in poor condition.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Charlotte E. Davies
Summary: Marine protected areas have shown overwhelmingly positive effects on fish biomass, recovery, and diversity, but there is a lack of research on the impact of MPAs on parasite and disease dynamics, specifically invertebrate health. The implementation of MPAs can alter trophic cascades and community dynamics, highlighting the importance of investigating the status of invertebrates in these protected areas.
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Anna Kuparinen
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Robert A. McConnaughey, Jan G. Hiddink, Simon Jennings, C. Roland Pitcher, Michel J. Kaiser, Petri Suuronen, Marija Sciberras, Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp, Jeremy S. Collie, Tessa Mazor, Ricardo O. Amoroso, Ana M. Parma, Ray Hilborn
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Tessa Mazor, C. Roland Pitcher, Wayne Rochester, Michel J. Kaiser, Jan G. Hiddink, Simon Jennings, Ricardo Amoroso, Robert A. McConnaughey, Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp, Ana M. Parma, Petri Suuronen, Jeremy Collie, Marija Sciberras, Lara Atkinson, Deon Durholtz, Jim R. Ellis, Stefan G. Bolam, Michaela Schratzberger, Elena Couce, Jacqueline Eggleton, Clement Garcia, Paulus Kainge, Sarah Paulus, Johannes N. Kathena, Mayya Gogina, P. Daniel van Denderen, Aimee A. Keller, Beth H. Horness, Ray Hilborn
Summary: Bottom trawl fishing is a controversial activity that yields a significant amount of wild seafood but also has impacts on the marine environment. Recent research has assessed the large-scale impacts of trawling on the seabed and the status of benthic invertebrate populations under current trawling regimes. Results show that while spatial overlap studies can provide insights into potential risks, an assessment model incorporating trawl impact and recovery metrics is essential for evaluating actual risks and ensuring sustainable use of the marine environment.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Julie A. Charbonneau, David M. Keith, M. Aaron MacNeil, Jessica A. Sameoto, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tommi Perala, Esben M. Olsen, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Article
Ecology
Kate E. Medcalf, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Mark D. Fast, Anna Kuparinen, Sean C. Godwin
Summary: The study shows that climate change and salmon farming can have significant impacts on the health of wild Atlantic salmon, compromising liver energy stores and cardiac muscle performance. Stressors associated with ocean warming and coastal aquaculture may impair vital organs in wild salmon, affecting their overall fitness.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Sara Hocevar, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Anna Kuparinen
Summary: The study investigates the adaptiveness of multiple-batch spawning as a bet-hedging strategy, showing that it can increase fitness under fluctuating environmental conditions.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Anna Kuparinen
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Rebecca Schijns, Rainer Froese, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Daniel Pauly
Summary: The fishery for Northern Atlantic cod off Newfoundland and Labrador witnessed a dramatic decline from sustainable fishing to collapsed stock due to industrial trawl fishing under a seemingly sophisticated management regime. Research suggests that if fishing effort and mortality had been stabilized in the 1980s, precautionary annual yields could have been sustained, highlighting the importance of incorporating prior knowledge to inform sustainable management practices.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Sebastian A. Pardo, Geir H. Bolstad, J. Brian Dempson, Julien April, Ross A. Jones, Dustin Raab, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Summary: The study found that the trends in marine survival varied among different populations of Atlantic salmon, with the changes in marine survival primarily affecting the returning numbers after one year for the fish. However, other factors also played a role in the variations in return abundances among populations.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Raphael R. McDonald, David M. Keith, Jessica A. Sameoto, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Joanna Mills Flemming
Summary: The study suggests that treating each individual survey tow as an independent estimate of the true underlying biomass accurately captures population dynamics and reliably estimates variance parameters. This approach shows improvements in parameter estimation and reduced uncertainty in practical applications.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Raphael R. McDonald, David M. Keith, Jessica A. Sameoto, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Joanna M. Flemming
Summary: The new spatially-explicit modeling framework can better estimate the diversity of fishery resources and provide more accurate patterns of population change. The model can capture time-varying spatial patterns and is applicable to different fishery scenarios, with future potential for developing more effective management approaches.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Anna-Marie Winter, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sean C. Godwin, Mark D. Fast, Anna Kuparinen, Kate E. Medcalf, Jeffrey A. Hutchings
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Julia K. Baum, Susanna D. Fuller, Josh Laughren, David L. VanderZwaag