Economic contribution and social welfare of recreational charter boat fisheries in the northeast Atlantic: The cases of Galicia (Spain) and Madeira archipelago (Portugal)   Villasante, S., et al. (including Pita, P.; Tubío, A., Ainsworth, G.). (2022). Frontiers in Marine Science   Abstract   Recreational charter boat fisheries provide alternative economic development to...

Resilience and Social Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Small-Scale Fisheries Villasante, S. et al. (including , Pita, P.) (2022). Frontiers in Marine Science   Abstract Small-scale fisheries are important for livelihoods, food security, jobs and income worldwide. However, they face major challenges, including the increasing effects of climate change...

Trade-Offs and Synergies Between Seagrass Ecosystems and Fishing Activities: A Global Literature Review   Herrera, M. , Tubío, A, Pita, P., Vázquez, E., Olabarria, C.,  Duarte, C., and Villasante, S. (2022). Frontiers in Marine Science   Abstract   Seagrass ecosystems support human well-being by delivering a wide range of ecosystem services. Particularly...

Rapid Assessment of the COVID–19 impacts on the Galician (NW Spain) Seafood Sector   Villasante, S. et al. (including Tubío, A., Pita, P., Ainsworth, G.) (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science Abstract This paper aims to develop a rapid assessment of the COVID-19 impact on the Galician (NW Spain) seafood sector,...

Ever Changing Times: Sustainability Transformations of Galician Small–Scale Fisheries   Villasante, S. et al. (including Tubío, A., Gianelli, I., Pita, P.) (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science   Abstract   The Galician small-scale fisheries sector has been experiencing important changes. The presence of a wide range of ecological, economic, social and institutional...

A State–of–the–Art Review of Marine Ecosystem Services in the Rías Baixas Natura 2000 Network (Galicia, NW Spain)   Tubío, A. et al. (including Pita, P., Villasante, S.) (2021).  Frontiers in Marine Science   Abstract   Humans are deeply connected to the oceans, who provide us vital ecosystem services (ES) (climate regulation,...

First Assessment of the Impacts of the COVID–19 Pandemic on Global Marine Recreational Fisheries   Pita, P. et al. (including Ainsworth, G., Villasante, S.) (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science.   Abstract   This work is the result of an international research effort to determine the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

Research Topic: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life Below Water: Towards a Sustainable Ocean   Molony, B. et al. (including Villasante, S.) (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science.   In 2017, the United Nations proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, to be held from 2021...