Transient fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) are critical life‐cycle events for many commercially important species, in which fish congregate in huge numbers to spawn at predictable times and places. This behavior makes them exceptionally vulnerable to fishing. The “illusion of plenty” and poor access to monitoring tools and techniques has resulted in some FSAs being overfished or unwittingly eliminated. We present a co‐conservation network, formally linking site‐focused partners who cooperatively monitor and actively manage multispecies FSAs. FSA sites and networks offer great potential as conservation bright spots to replenish fished populations, rehabilitate marine ecosystems, and ensure the flow of ecosystem services to the millions of people that rely upon them for their wellbeing. We call for urgent global recognition of FSAs as effective spatial nexus for addressing multiple interconnected global policy targets for a sustainable ocean.

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水下生活：鱼类产卵聚集体是可持续海洋的亮点

短暂鱼类产卵聚集体（FSA）是许多重要商业物种的关键生命周期事件，其中大量鱼类聚集在可预测的时间和地点产卵。这种行为使他们特别容易钓鱼。“充裕的幻想”和无法使用监控工具和技术导致一些FSA被过度捕捞或无意中被淘汰。我们提供了一个共同保护网络，正式链接了以现场为中心的合作伙伴，这些合作伙伴可以共同监视和积极管理多种FSA。FSA站点和网络具有巨大的潜力，可以作为保护亮点来补充渔民，恢复海洋生态系统，并确保将生态系统服务提供给数以百万计依靠其谋生的人们。