TY - JOUR AU - O’Leary, Bethan C. AU - Stewart, Bryce D. AU - McKinley, Emma AU - Addison, Prue F. E. AU - Williams, Chris AU - Carpenter, Griffin AU - Righton, David AU - Yates, Katherine L. PY - 2019 DA - 2019/10/24 TI - What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol JO - Environmental Evidence SP - 34 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to better manage marine ecosystems has led to the increasing application of ‘spatial management measures’ including marine protected areas, sectoral (e.g. fishery) closures, and marine spatial planning. However, the designation of varied spatial management regimes is just the first step; achievement of objectives relies upon effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation and adaptation. Despite spatial management being a core component of the marine management portfolio, to our knowledge, there is no systematic overview of the evidence on methodologies available, and employed, to monitor and evaluate their effectiveness across social, economic and ecological outcomes. SN - 2047-2382 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0178-y DO - 10.1186/s13750-019-0178-y ID - O’Leary2019 ER -