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Open AccessCharacterization of masculinity expressions and their influence on the participation of women in Mexican small-scale fisheries
The objective of this study was to document and characterize the different expressions of masculinity and their influence on the participation of women in three small-scale fisheries. The fisheries operate in ...
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Open AccessBetween uncertainty and hope: Young leaders as agents of change in sustainable small-scale fisheries
The path to sustainable small-scale fisheries (SSF) is based on multiple learning processes that must transcend generational changes. To understand young leaders from communities with sustainable SSF managemen...
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Open AccessVariable coastal hypoxia exposure and drivers across the southern California Current
Declining oxygen is one of the most drastic changes in the ocean, and this trend is expected to worsen under future climate change scenarios. Spatial variability in dissolved oxygen dynamics and hypoxia exposu...
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Open AccessWomen’s empowerment, collective actions, and sustainable fisheries: lessons from Mexico
Collective action is recognized as a key element to successfully implementing sustainable fisheries. Nevertheless, gender equality, as an essential component in such actions, is often missing. In fisheries, wo...
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From Fishing Fish to Fishing Data: The Role of Artisanal Fishers in Conservation and Resource Management in Mexico
Although, the involvement of artisanal fishing communities in conservation and management is now commonplace, their participation rarely goes beyond providing local and traditional knowledge to visiting scient...
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Open AccessEcological guidelines for designing networks of marine reserves in the unique biophysical environment of the Gulf of California
No-take marine reserves can be powerful management tools, but only if they are well designed and effectively managed. We review how ecological guidelines for improving marine reserve design can be adapted base...
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Civil Society Contributions to the Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines in Mexico
Small-scale fisheries contribute about half of global catches whilst employing approximately 90% of the people directly dependent on capture fisheries. Taking into account the importance of this sector in the ...
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Zostera marina meadows from the Gulf of California: conservation status
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) population estimates show a decreasing trend worldwide in the second half of the twentieth century. Mexico lacks long-term time series to determine trends for major eelgrass populations ...
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Open AccessThe Emergence of Access Controls in Small-Scale Fishing Commons: A Comparative Analysis of Individual Licenses and Common Property-Rights in Two Mexican Communities
Addressing global fisheries overexploitation requires better understanding of how small-scale fishing communities in develo** countries limit access to fishing grounds. We analyze the performance of a system...
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Outstanding appearance of Ruppia maritima along Baja California Sur, México and its influence in trophic networks
Human impact and global warming are driving major modifications to the world’s ecosystems, the coastal zone being one of the most damaged. Seagrass meadows constitute coastal communities that have experienced ...
