Marine Conservation Begins at Home : How a Local Community and Protection of a Small Bay Sent Waves of Change Around the UK and Beyond

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Stewart, Bryce Donald, Howarth, Leigh Michael, Wood, Howard L., Whiteside, Kerri, Carney, William, Crimmins, Eilis, O'Leary, Bethan Christine, Hawkins, Julie Patricia, Roberts, Callum Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Small Bay; European lobster; Homarus gammarus
• Online Access: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/158673/; https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/158673/1/Stewart_et_al_2020_Marine_conservation_begins_at_home.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00076

The Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, was once one of the most productive fishing grounds in Europe. However, successive decades of poor management and overfishing led to a dramatic loss of biodiversity and the collapse of finfish fisheries. In response, concerned local residents on the...