Cetaceans play key roles in the world's ecosystems and provide important economic social benefits. New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone is a global biodiversity hotspot for cetaceans benefits from system of marine protected areas (MPAs). However, spatial patterns cetacean their overlap with MPAs have never been assessed. We quantify this by using comprehensive at-sea sightings database, high-r...

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are promising examples of Nature-Based Solutions that can protect diversity while delivering ecosystem services. However insufficient funding for effective management and expansion MPAs remains a challenge one particularly affects developing countries. During the last ten years, community investors seeking positive social environmental impacts alongside financial r...

Legionnaires’ disease is often acquired by inhalation of legionellae from a contaminated environmental source. In recent years, Singapore has seen an increase in the use of aerosol-generating fixtures such as mist fans and spa pools. Poorly maintained and designed water fixtures could pose a public health threat to the community. In this study, we provided an update on the prevalence of Legione...

This study identified the marine protected areas (MPAs) affected by most extensive oil spill recorded on Southwestern Atlantic coast, Brazil (2019/2020). We found that 81 MPAs suffered direct or indirect effects of spilled oil, producing chemical, biological and socioenvironmental impacts over approximately 3.0% 2,659 currently established in Brazil. Although estimates suggest a moderate volume...

With the development of marine protected areas (MPAs) on high seas in international community and an agreement protecting biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, how to reasonably restrict freedom fishing MPAs has become a controversial issue theory practice. This article will use doctrinal research method. It discuss existing provisions regarding restricting including MPAs. These have been ...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are usually considered to have positive effects on the recovery of over-exploited populations. However, resolving extent which MPAs function according their conservation goals requires that essential demographic information such as individual survival and population size quantified. To this end, we analyzed a 16-year replicated mark-recapture study European lobster...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for achieving goals biodiversity conservation and human well-being, including improving climate resilience equitable access to nature. At national level, they central components in the U.S. commitment conserve at least 30% of waters by 2030. By definition, primary goal an MPA is long-term nature; however, not all MPAs provide same ecological social b...

Abstract Non-compliance regularly negates the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide. Understanding and addressing non-compliance is critical given continued efforts to establish MPAs meet international milestones (e.g., Aichi targets). We conducted a literature review meta-analysis address five key questions research gaps for MPAs: 1) how best measured? 2) what are common dri...