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Priorities for ecological research on cetaceans in the Galápagos Islands
Located in the eastern tropical Pacific, the Galápagos Islands are an oceanic insular ecosystem subject to strong environmental variability driven...
Comparing the performance of four very large marine protected areas...
In the last decades, several targets for marine conservation were set to counter the effects of increasing fishing pressure, e.g...
Spatial and seasonal variations of submesoscale eddies in the Eastern...
The spatial and seasonal variations of submesoscale eddy activities in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (28–128N, 958–1658W) are investigated based...
Bifurcation and upwelling of the equatorial undercurrent west of the...
The Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) encounters the Galápagos Archipelago on the equator as it flows eastward across the Pacific. The impact...
Galápagos upwelling driven by localized wind–front interactions
The Galápagos archipelago, rising from the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean some 900 km off the South American mainland, hosts an...
Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
In 2000, longline fishing was banned inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve to prevent illegal fishing of sharks and bycatch of...
Bycatch mitigation of protected and threatened species in tuna purse...
Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine species. Resource managers and conservation scientists...
The transboundary nature of the world’s exploited marine species
Regulatory boundaries and species distributions often do not align. This is especially the case for marine species crossing multiple Exclusive...
The bumpy road to conservation: Challenges and opportunities in updating...
In 2014, the Galapagos National Park Directorate, sponsored by various international non-governmental organizations, initiated a comprehensive marine and terrestrial spatial...
Global hotspots of shark interactions with industrial longline fisheries
Sharks are susceptible to industrial longline fishing due to their slow life histories and association with targeted tuna stocks. Identifying...
Concentrations and stable isotopes of mercury in sharks of the...
The human ingestion of mercury (Hg) from sea food is of big concern worldwide due to adverse health effects, and...
Marine Traffic
MarineTraffic es una plataforma que utiliza datos AIS (Sistema de Identificación Automática) para rastrear la posición de buques en tiempo...
Corredores marinos: La migravía del Golfo de Chiriquí
El presente documento es producto del proyecto denominado “Conservación de la biodiversidad mediante la planificación espacial marina (PEM) en Panamá...
Plan de acción Corredor Marino del Pacífico Este Tropical (CMAR)...
El proceso para la actualización del Plan de Acción fue participativo, en el cual se desarrollaron talleres y reuniones con...
Guide for seafood buyers to encourage FIP impact
It includes information on creating a clear public commitment to source from FIPs that report on Fishery Progress and demonstrate...
Advancing artificial intelligence in fisheries requires novel cross-sector collaborations
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has the potential to dramatically improve our understanding and management of the ocean. For fisheries, these...
The global network of ports supporting high seas fishing
Fisheries in waters beyond national jurisdiction (“high seas”) are difficult to monitor and manage. Their regulation for sustainability requires critical...
Decreto 1835 de 2021 Administración, ordenación y fomento de la...
ARTÍCULO 2.16.1.1.2. Definiciones en el ámbito de la gestión de la pesca y la acuicultura. Atendiendo a lo establecido en...
Código de buenas prácticas e implementación de medidas de mitigación...
El código pretende ser una guía para tripulantes, con el fin de incentivar las buenas prácticas de manipulación a bordo...
Resolución No. 020-2021 Del corredor marino del Pacífico Este tropical
ARTÍCULO 1º. – MODIFICAR. Expresamente y en su totalidad la Resolución No. 030 2014 ""Por la cual se actualiza el...
Resolución No. 016-2021- De gestión integral del territorio marino costero
ARTÍCULO 1º. – MODIFICA. Lo reglado en la Resolución No. 037 2016 ""Comité Técnico Nacional de Gestión Integral del Territorio...
Borderless conservation: Integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for...
Connectivity is essential to consider in area-based marine conservation measures because it greatly impacts vital ecological processes (e.g., recycling nutrients...
Marine mammals used as bait for improvised fish aggregating devices...
Fish aggregating devices (FADs) are floating objects typically used to attract and capture pelagic fish in industrial tuna fisheries. This...
Overhauling ocean spatial planning to improve marine megafauna conservation
Tracking data have led to evidence-based conservation of marine megafauna, but a disconnect remains between the many 1000s of individual...