Common whelk is a neo-gastropod that is intensively fished on the west and east temperate Atlantic with baited pots. The UK hosts the largest Whelk fishery contributing 10–15% to the national Shellfish landings, worth 15–27 million £ a year. The fishery is regulated by a minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) which for most areas is set at 45 mm total shell length. However, scientific information quantifying the size selec...

Although habitat fragmentation and agricultural intensification are known as threads to pollinator diversity, little is known about consequences for population size and genetic diversity. Here, we combined detailed field observations, molecular approaches and GIS‐based quantification of landscape structure (measured by proportions of seminatural habitats and proportions of mass flowering crops) to get new insights into driving...