Marine protected areas (MPAs) require sustained funding to provide sustained marine protection. Up until now government budgets, multi- and bi-lateral aid, and philanthropic grants have been commonly relied upon to finance the management and enforcement of MPAs. But new funding
Social-ecological dimensions of Marine Protected Areas and coastal fishing: How fishermen’s local ecological knowledge can inform fisheries management at the future “Taza” MPA (Algeria, NW Mediterranean)
Conflicting interests and the growing importance of non-indigenous species in commercial and recreational fisheries of the Mediterranean Sea
Assessing fish communities in a multiple-use marine protected area using an underwater drone (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Quantifying transboundary plastic pollution in marine protected areas across the Mediterranean Sea

Micro- and macro-plastics pollution is a growing threat to marine biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and consequently human wellbeing. Numerical models that consider the main sources of plastics and simulate their dispersal characteristics are unique tools for exploring plastic pollution in Marine