Fifty years on: Lessons from marine reserves in New Zealand and principles for a worldwide network

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Everyone Loves a Success Story: Optimism Inspires Conservation Engagement (2019, background): “Communities resistant to new regulation of their environment may find optimism in stories of similar community resistance that subsequently switched to community stewardship once the benefits of regulation were realized (e.g., marine protected areas; Ballantine 2014).”
A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges (2020, background): “A large body of research spanning over 50 years demonstrates that in general, MPAs lead to increases in biodiversity, abundance, size and biomass (e.g. Ballantine 2014; Lester et al.”
Fish conservation in freshwater and marine realms: status, threats and management (2016, background): “The existence and magnitude of these responses depends upon a reserve's area, age, extent of fishing exclusion, degree of isolation from surrounding habitats, and compliance with management regulations (Ballantine, 2014; Edgar et al., 2014).”