Anthropogenic impacts have shifted aquatic ecosystems far from prehistoric baseline states;
yet, understanding these impacts is impeded by a lack of available long-term data that …

Marine historical ecology emerged in the scholarly literature with the aim of understanding
long‐term dynamics in marine ecosystems and the outcomes of past human–ocean …

Recreational fisheries are diverse in scale, scope, and participation worldwide, constituting
an important ecosystem service of marine and freshwater ecosystems. Management of these …

As pressure on the world's marine resources mounts, it is critical to understand the
motivations that influence fisher behaviour to enable effective management. This study …

The concept of the 'shifting baseline syndrome'has assisted researchers in understanding
how expectations for the health of the environment deteriorate, despite known, often …

Land use in the catchments draining to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon has changed
considerably since the introduction of livestock grazing, various crops, mining and urban …

As a discipline, marine historical ecology (MHE) has contributed significantly to our
understanding of the past state of the marine environment when levels of human impact …

The growing field of historical ecology describes population abundances, biodiversity,
spatial structure, and ecological functioning in the past, which are important to …

Abstract The Gulf of California (GC) is one of the most historically important regions in
Mexico for shark fisheries. However, detailed historical shark landings are not available …

Objective Fish populations targeted by recreational and artisanal fisheries remain largely
unassessed in low‐and middle‐income countries. This generally results in a lack of …