Kristina Boerder

TL;DR: It is found that global patterns of fishing have surprisingly low sensitivity to short-term economic and environmental variation and a strong response to cultural and political events such as holidays and closures.

TL;DR: This study presents the first comprehensive approach to detect and identify potential fishing behavior for three major gear types operating on a global scale, and hopes that this work will enable new efforts to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of global fishing effort and make global fisheries activities transparent to ocean scientists, managers and the public.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate how AIS data can be used to empower and propel forward a new era of spatially ambitious marine governance and research and demonstrate how the value of AIS is inextricably linked to the strength of policies by which it is backed.

TL;DR: Progress in integrating climate change adaptation into MPA design and management is reviewed and eight recommendations to expedite this process are provided and climate-smart management objectives should become the default for all protected areas, and made into an explicit international policy target.

TL;DR: Investigating industrial trawl fishing and sensitive indicator species in and around 727 MPAs designated by the European Union found that 59% of MPAs are commercially trawled, and average trawling intensity is at least 1.4-fold higher as compared with nonprotected areas.