Variability of UK seagrass sediment carbon: Implications for blue carbon estimates and marine conservation management. by Alix Green, Michael A Chadwick, Peter J S Jones

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The community structure of Snappers (Genus: Lutjanus) at Lankayan Reefs, Sugud Islands marine conservation area by Davies Austin Spiji

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The marine conservation deposits of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland, Italy): the prototype of Triassic black shale Lagerstätten by Christian Klug, Stephan N. F. Spiekman, Dylan Bastiaans, Beat Scheffold, Torsten M. Scheyer

“…Abstract Marine conservation deposits (‘Konservat-Lagerstätten’) are characterized by their mode of fossil preservation, faunal composition and sedimentary facies. …”
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Applying ensemble ecosystem model projections to future-proof marine conservation planning in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean by Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Julia L. Blanchard, Marta Coll, Hubert Du Pontavice, Jason D. Everett, Jerome Guiet, Ryan F. Heneghan, Olivier Maury, Camilla Novaglio, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, Colleen M. Petrik, Derek P. Tittensor, Heike K. Lotze

“…Climate change is altering marine ecosystems across the globe and is projected to do so for centuries to come. Marine conservation agencies can use short- and long-term projections of species-specific or ecosystem-level climate responses to inform marine conservation planning. …”
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From Science to Evidence – How Biodiversity Indicators Can Be Used for Effective Marine Conservation Policy and Management by Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Ian Mitchell, Cristina Vina-Herbon, Jacob Bedford, Prue F. E. Addison, Christopher P. Lynam, P. N. Geetha, Estee Ann Vermeulan, Kaylee Smit, Daniel T. I. Bayley, Elisabeth Morris-Webb, Holly J. Niner, Saskia A. Otto

“…The application of biodiversity indicators to assess the status of species, habitats, and functional diversity in marine conservation and policy, however, is still developing and multiple indicator roles and features are emerging. …”
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Holomua Marine Initiative: community-generated socio-cultural principles and indicators for marine conservation and management in Hawaiʻi by Meghan K. Tait, Kapono Matthew Gaughen, Anita Tsang, Maya M. Walton, Stacia D. Marcoux, Luna Kekoa, Melissa Kunz, Mehana Blaich Vaughan

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From science to evidence – How biodiversity indicators can be used for effective marine conservation policy and management by McQuatters-Gollop, A, Mitchell, I, Vina-Herbon, C, Bedford, J, Addison, PFE, Lynam, CP, Geetha, PN, Vermeulen, E, Smit, K, Bayley, DTI, Morris-Webb, E, Niner, HJ, Otto, SA

“…The application of biodiversity indicators to assess the status of species, habitats, and functional diversity in marine conservation and policy, however, is still developing and multiple indicator roles and features are emerging. …”

Towards sustainable management of sharks and rays in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh by Haque, AB

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Application of AIS‐ and flyover‐based methods to monitor illegal and legal fishing in Canada's Pacific marine conservation areas by Josephine C. Iacarella, Lily Burke, Georgia Clyde, Adam Wicks, Tyler Clavelle, Anya Dunham, Emily Rubidge, Paul Woods

“…Abstract New approaches are required to undertake the substantial task of monitoring ongoing fishing activity in marine conservation areas to ensure conservation goals are achieved. …”
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The Foraging Ecology of the Endangered Cape Verde Shearwater, a Sentinel Species for Marine Conservation off West Africa. by Vitor H Paiva, Pedro Geraldes, Isabel Rodrigues, Tommy Melo, José Melo, Jaime A Ramos

“…Seabirds are top predators often used as biodiversity surrogates and sentinel species of the marine ecosystem health, thus frequently informing marine conservation planning. This study presents the first data on the spatial (GPS-loggers) and trophic (stable isotope analysis) ecology of a tropical seabird-the endangered Cape Verde shearwater Calonectris edwardsii-during both the incubation and the chick-rearing periods of two consecutive years. …”
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Dynamics of Two Caldera-Forming Eruptions (Banda Besar and Naira) in the Marine Conservation Zone of Banda, Maluku, Indonesia by Indranova Suhendro, Bachtiar W. Mutaqin, Dyan Primana Sobaruddin, Lestari Agustiningtyas, Hanik Humaida, Muh Aris Marfai, Danang Sri Hadmoko

“…This is the first study discussing the dynamics of two caldera-forming eruptions in the Banda volcanic complex (BVC) in the marine conservation zone of Banda, Maluku, Indonesia. The first and second caldera episodes are, hereafter, termed as Banda Besar and Naira, respectively. …”
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Monitoring temporal and spatial trends of illegal and legal fishing in marine conservation areas across Canada's three oceans by Josephine C. Iacarella, Lily Burke, Georgia Clyde, Adam Wicks, Tyler Clavelle, Anya Dunham, Emily Rubidge, Paul Woods

“…Abstract Expansion of marine conservation areas (CA) necessitates resource‐efficient and achievable strategies for monitoring and evaluation of ongoing fishing activity at national levels. …”
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Ten things to get right for marine conservation planning in the Coral Triangle [version 3; referees: 2 approved] by Rebecca Weeks, Robert L. Pressey, Joanne R. Wilson, Maurice Knight, Vera Horigue, Rene A. Abesamis, Renerio Acosta, Jamaluddin Jompa

“…The Coral Triangle has long been recognised as a global marine conservation priority, and has been the subject of huge investment in conservation during the last five years through the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. …”
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The contribution of Area-Based Fisheries Management Measures to Fisheries Sustainability and Marine Conservation: a global scoping review protocol by Dimitra Petza, Panagiotis Anastopoulos, Marta Coll, Serge Garcia, Michel Kaiser, Stefanos Kalogirou, Irene Lourdi, Jake Rice, Marija Sciberras, Stelios Katsanevakis

“…Objective: This scoping review (ScR) aims to identify and map the evidence base on the contribution of area-based fisheries management measures (ABFMs) to fisheries sustainability and marine conservation. Emphasis will be given to the research that has been conducted in terms of the methodologies applied and the key findings acknowledged.Introduction: ABFMs have been used for centuries and are present in modern fisheries management plans and regulations. …”
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Direct multiplex PCR-NALFIA to inform marine conservation: Use of an innovative diagnostic tool for the detection of Ostrea edulis larvae by Benkens Andreas, Buchholz Claudia, Pogoda Bernadette, Harms Carsten Georg

“…Today, O. edulis is classified as severely degraded or functionally extinct in Europe. Marine conservation is focusing on biogenic reef restoration, namely the restoration of O. edulis in Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea. …”
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Plankton in waters adjacent to the Laje de Santos state marine conservation park, Brazil: spatio-temporal distribution surveys by Marília Bueno, Samantha Fernandes Alberto, Renan de Carvalho, Tânia Marcia Costa, Áurea Maria Ciotti, Ronaldo Adriano Christofoletti

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Application of choice experiment in assessing willingness to pay of tourist for marine conservation area in Tun Sakaran Marine, Malaysia Park by Latiff, Norasilah, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Shuib, Ahmad, Samdin, Zaiton

“…The analysis of data shows that majority of respondents are willing to pay for marine conservation in rate RM 20 to RM40.…”
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Linking marine conservation and Indigenous cultural revitalization: First Nations free themselves from externally imposed social-ecological traps by Lauren E. Eckert, Natalie C. Ban, Snxakila-Clyde Tallio, Nancy Turner

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Adaptive marine conservation planning in the face of climate change: What can we learn from physiological, ecological and genetic studies? by Gil Rilov, Antonios D. Mazaris, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, Brian Helmuth, Martin Wahl, Tamar Guy-Haim, Nova Mieszkowska, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Stelios Katsanevakis

“…Rapid anthropogenic climate change is a major threat to ocean biodiversity, increasing the challenge for marine conservation. Strategic conservation planning, and more recently marine spatial planning (MSP) are among the most promising management tools to operationalize and enforce marine conservation. …”
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Marine Conservation Outcomes are More Likely when Fishers Participate as Citizen Scientists: Case Studies from the Mexican Mesoamerican Reef by Stuart Fulton, Jacobo Caamal-Madrigal, Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, Luis Bourillón, William D. Heyman

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