J. Steenbeek

Identifying and prioritizing demersal fisheries restricted areas based on combined ecological and fisheries criteria: the western Mediterranean

This study identifies and prioritizes six potential management areas in the western Mediterranean using ecological and fisheries criteria, showing current management measures have limited impact but proposed Fisheries Restricted Areas could significantly improve protection.

Costs and economic impacts of expanding marine protected area systems to 30% coverage

This paper models the costs and opportunity costs of expanding marine protected areas to 30% coverage, showing trade-offs between conservation and fisheries under different protection regimes.

Current and potential contributions of the Gulf of Lion Fisheries Restricted Area to fisheries sustainability in the NW Mediterranean Sea

The paper evaluates the impact of a fisheries restricted area on ecosystem recovery in the Gulf of Lion using a food-web model and explores future management scenarios under climate change.

Ensemble projections of global ocean animal biomass with climate change

The paper compares multiple models to project changes in global ocean animal biomass under climate change scenarios, finding significant declines under high emissions.