Satellite map** reveals extensive industrial activity at sea

FS Paolo, D Kroodsma, J Raynor, T Hochberg, P Davis… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
The world's population increasingly relies on the ocean for food, energy production and
global trade,–, yet human activities at sea are not well quantified,. We combine satellite …

An overview of the impacts of fishing on seabirds, including identifying future research directions

SC Votier, RB Sherley, KL Scales… - ICES Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge of fisheries impacts, past and present, is essential for understanding the
ecology and conservation of seabirds, but in a rapidly changing world, knowledge and …

Functional diversity of sharks and rays is highly vulnerable and supported by unique species and locations worldwide

C Pimiento, C Albouy, D Silvestro, TL Mouton… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are among the most threatened marine
vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a …

Unseen overlap between fishing vessels and top predators in the northeast Pacific

H Welch, T Clavelle, TD White, MA Cimino… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
Accurate assessments of human-wildlife risk associated with industrial fishing are critical for
the conservation of marine top predators. Automatic Identification System (AIS) data provide …

Trouble at Sea: Data and digital technology challenges for maritime human rights concerns

J Hancock, R Hui, J Singh, A Mazumder - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM …, 2024‏ - dl.acm.org
Recent years have revealed the severity and scale of human rights abuses at sea. Yet
maritime human rights investigations remain challenging due to an array of difficulties …

A database of mapped global fishing activity 1950–2017

Y Rousseau, JL Blanchard, C Novaglio, KA Pinnell… - Scientific Data, 2024‏ - nature.com
A new database on historical country-level fishing fleet capacity and effort is described,
derived from a range of publicly available sources that were harmonized, converted to …

Beyond boundaries: governance considerations for climate-driven habitat shifts of highly migratory marine species across jurisdictions

BS Santos, EL Hazen, H Welch… - npj Ocean …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The mobile nature of migratory marine animals across jurisdictional boundaries can
challenge the management of biodiversity, particularly under global environmental change …

[HTML][HTML] Global prevalence of setting longlines at dawn highlights bycatch risk for threatened albatross

D Kroodsma, J Turner, C Luck, T Hochberg… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Longline fishing kills over 160,000 seabirds annually, with bycatch in these fisheries
contributing significantly to the widespread, global decline in albatross populations. One of …

Ocean predators: Squids, Chinese fleets and the geopolitics of high seas fishing

I Montecalvo, P Le Billon, C Arsenault, M Schvartzman - Marine Policy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Distant Water Fishing is a major concern for ocean sustainability and maritime
geopolitics, especially for countries fearing incursions into their Exclusive Economic Zone …

Ship collision risk threatens whales across the world's oceans

AC Nisi, H Welch, S Brodie, C Leiphardt, R Rhodes… - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
After the near-complete cessation of commercial whaling, ship collisions have emerged as a
primary threat to large whales, but knowledge of collision risk is lacking across most of the …