Redistribution of fishery benefits among commercial and recreational fishers caused by offsetting

Ma, Deqiang; Rhodes, Jonathan; Klein, Carissa J.; Maron, Martine

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105881

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“…This is particularly true in the context of needing to urgently fund research to improve success levels. Failure in seagrass restoration is far more common than success, a trend mirrored in many ecological restoration projects (McCrackin et al, 2017;Bayraktarov et al, 2019;Ma et al, 2023). Facilitating more successful restoration requires better knowledge and understanding of what works and what does not.…”

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“…Biodiversity offsets and credits can also finance seagrass restoration. Offsets have, however, been controversial and in some instance may have negligible benefits (Ma et al, 2023). For instance, if a healthy natural seagrass meadow is destroyed by a development, and restoration undertaken elsewhere, there is no guarantee that the restoration will be successful.…”

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Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social-ecological systems

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Jones,

Bertelli

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It is unequivocal that the world has lost a significant proportion of its seagrass, and although glimmers of hope exist, losses continue with many ongoing negative trajectories. First and foremost, we need to put the world on a global pathway to seagrass net gain. Conservation of what remains must be a priority, but we need to increase coverage at rates unlikely to be achieved naturally; large-scale active restoration is required to fill this gap. Novel finance mechanisms aligned to the climate emergency and biodiversity crises are increasingly leading to larger-scale restoration projects. However, no clear framework exists for developing or prioritising approaches. With seagrass restoration expensive and unreliable, rigorous guidance is required to improve effectiveness and ensure it is cost-effective, so that projects can begin to transform whole coastlines. Building on current evidence from both terrestrial and marine sources, here we apply the ‘10 golden rules’ concept, first outlined for reforestation and later applied to coral reefs, to seagrass restoration. In doing so, we follow the International Principles and Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration and view seagrass restoration in a broad context, whereby regeneration can be achieved by either planting or by enhancing and facilitating natural recovery. These rules somewhat differ from those on reforestation and coral reef restoration, principally due to the relative immaturity of seagrass restoration science compared to these comprehensively researched ecosystems. These 10 golden rules for seagrass restoration are placed within a coupled social-ecological systems (SES) context and we present a framework for conservation more broadly, to achieve multiple goals pertaining to people, biodiversity and the planet.

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Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social-ecological systems

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Jones,

Bertelli

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Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social‐ecological systems

Unsworth,

Jones,

Bertelli

et al. 2024

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Societal Impact StatementSeagrass meadows are a globally important habitat subject to significant loss. As efforts to restore these sensitive habitats are hampered by their high cost and low levels of reliability, rigorous guidance is required to improve effectiveness and ensure they are cost‐effective. Here, we define 10 golden rules for how we can undertake seagrass restoration. We do this by considering that for seagrass restoration to be successful, it needs to take place with people and not against people. The framework we present aims to direct efforts for seagrass restoration that are holistic and achieve broad goals for people, biodiversity and the planet.SummaryThe world has lost a significant proportion of its seagrass, and although glimmers of hope for its recovery exist, losses and degradations continue. First and foremost, evidence highlights the need to put the world on a global pathway to seagrass net gain. Achieving this outcome requires that conservation of what remains is a priority, but reaching net gain requires seagrass coverage to increase at rates unlikely to be achieved naturally; large‐scale active restoration is required to fill this gap. Novel finance mechanisms aligned to the climate emergency and biodiversity crises are increasingly leading to larger scale restoration projects. However, no clear framework exists for developing or prioritising approaches. With seagrass restoration expensive and unreliable, rigorous guidance is required to improve effectiveness and ensure it is cost‐effective. Building on evidence from terrestrial and marine sources, here, we apply the ‘10 golden rules’ concept, first outlined for reforestation and later applied to coral reefs, to seagrass restoration. In doing so, we follow international standards for ecological restoration and view seagrass restoration in a broad context, whereby regeneration can be achieved either by planting or by enhancing and facilitating natural recovery. These rules somewhat differ from those on reforestation and coral reef restoration, principally due to the relative immaturity of seagrass restoration science. These 10 golden rules for seagrass restoration are placed within a coupled social‐ecological systems context, and we present a framework for conservation more broadly, to achieve multiple goals pertaining to people, biodiversity and the planet.

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Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restoration

Piccolo,

Buelow,

Bell‐James

et al. 2024

Restoration Ecology

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Coastal wetlands, vital for fisheries habitats, have suffered extensive losses. Ecosystem restoration offers opportunities to improve fish catch and restore the valuable services these ecosystems provide. Successful restoration is dependent on choosing a site where restoration is feasible, which encompasses biophysical, social, governance, logistical, and resource factors. However, factors that influence feasibility such as land tenure (governance feasibility) and future climate risks (biophysical feasibility) are often overlooked in quantitative analyses of site selection. We ask how spatial priorities for restoration change when considering how feasibility is affected by land tenure, cyclone risk, and both factors together. Specifically, we analyzed a case‐study of mangrove restoration to improve fish catch in Queensland, where there is interest in restoring coastal habitats to support fish habitats. We found that the rank order of planning units by restoration feasibility was highly influenced by both land tenure and cyclones, with cyclones changing ranks with clustered regions along the coastline and land tenure variably changing ranks throughout. In planning units where fisheries benefit is expected to be high, but cyclone risk substantially reduces restoration feasibility, practitioners could consider strategically planting mangroves near established mangrove forest and selecting resilient species for restoration. Formalizing regulations for incentives to private land holders and amending legislation for easier permitting are additional suggestions for addressing land tenure challenges. Our study emphasizes the importance of systematic approaches to considering feasibility in spatial planning for restoration to minimize the risk of failure.

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Redistribution of fishery benefits among commercial and recreational fishers caused by offsetting

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Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social-ecological systems

Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social-ecological systems

Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social‐ecological systems

Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restoration

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