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Sustainable solutions: exploring trade-offs in marine protected areas from six European case sites. <i>npj Ocean Sustain. 4(1)</i>: 68. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00167-w\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00167-w</a>","BEntID":434947,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":0,"vabbflag":0,"RefStringPartII":". <i>npj Ocean Sustain. 4(1)</i>: 68. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00167-w\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00167-w</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Gutierrez, D.; Calado, H.; Barboza, F.R.; Markovic, M.; Dias Gois Rodrigues de Queiroz, J.; Pegorelli, C.; Boudy, C.; De Raedemaecker, F.; Stanchev, H.; Withouck, I.; Stojanovic, I.; Zaucha, J.; García Sanabria, J.; Pinarbasi, K.; Matczak, M.; Stancheva, M.; Sciascia, R.; Newton, A.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Gutierrez, D. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is a crucial tool for the sustainable use of ocean resources, requiring the negotiation of trade-offs among ecological, economic, and social interests. 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