Dunn, Daniel C.Harrison, Autumn-LynnCurtice, CorrieDeLand, SarahDonnelly, BenFujioka, EiHeywood, EleanorKot, Connie Y.Poulin, SarahWhitten, MeredithAkesson, SusanneAlberini, AmaliaAppeltans, WardManuel Arcos, JosBailey, HelenBallance, Lisa T.Block, Barbara A.Blondin, HannahBoustany, Andre M.Brenner, JorgeCatry, PauloCejudo, DanielCleary, JesseCorkeron, PeterCosta, Daniel P.Coyne, MichaelCrespo, Guillermo OrtunoDavies, Tammy E.Dias, Maria P.Douvere, FannyFerretti, FrancescoFormia, AngelaFreestone, DavidFriedlaender, Ari S.Frisch-Nwakanma, HeidrunFrojan, Christopher BarrioGjerde, Kristina M.Glowka, LyleGodley, Brendan J.Gonzalez-Solis, JacobGranadeiro, Jose PedroGunn, VikkiHashimoto, YurikoHawkes, Lucy M.Hays, Graeme C.Hazin, CarolinaJimenez, JorgeJohnson, David E.Luschi, PaoloMaxwell, Sara M.McClellan, CatherineModest, Michelledi Sciara, Giuseppe NotarbartoloPalacio, Alejandro HerreroPalacios, Daniel M.Pauly, AndreaRayner, MattRees, Alan F.Salazar, Erick RossSecor, DavidSequeira, Ana MM M.Spalding, MarkSpina, FernandoVan Parijs, SofieWallace, BryanVaro-Cruz, NuriaVirtue, MelanieWeimerskirch, HenriWilson, LaurieWoodward, BillHalpin, Patrick N.2021-10-132021-10-132019-09-180962-8452http://hdl.handle.net/10919/105282The distributions of migratory species in the ocean span local, national and international jurisdictions. Across these ecologically interconnected regions, migratory marine species interact with anthropogenic stressors throughout their lives. Migratory connectivity, the geographical linking of individuals and populations throughout their migratory cycles, influences how spatial and temporal dynamics of stressors affect migratory animals and scale up to influence population abundance, distribution and species persistence. Population declines of many migratory marine species have led to calls for connectivity knowledge, especially insights from animal tracking studies, to be more systematically and synthetically incorporated into decision-making. Inclusion of migratory connectivity in the design of conservation and management measures is critical to ensure they are appropriate for the level of risk associated with various degrees of connectivity. Three mechanisms exist to incorporate migratory connectivity into international marine policy which guides conservation implementation: site-selection criteria, network design criteria and policy recommendations. Here, we review the concept of migratory connectivity and its use in international policy, and describe the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean system, a migratory connectivity evidence-base for the ocean. We propose that without such collaboration focused on migratory connectivity, efforts to effectively conserve these critical species across jurisdictions will have limited effect.10 page(s)application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalLife Sciences & BiomedicineBiologyEcologyEvolutionary BiologyLife Sciences & Biomedicine - Other TopicsEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyareas beyond national jurisdictionmigratory speciesmarine spatial planningarea-based managementMARINECONSERVATIONTRACKINGCONSEQUENCESBIODIVERSITYCONVENTIONDIVERSITYMOVEMENTSPATTERNSCOASTAL06 Biological Sciences07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences11 Medical and Health SciencesAnimalsAnimal MigrationConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemGeographyOceans and SeasEnvironmental PolicyArticle - Refereed2021-10-13https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.14722861911Ferretti, Francesco [0000-0001-9510-3552]315510611471-2954