Principles, drivers and opportunities of a circular bioeconomy

A Muscat, EM de Olde, R Ripoll-Bosch… - Nature Food, 2021‏ - nature.com
A circular, bio-based economy could provide the pathway to a sustainable future. Here we
present five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular bioeconomy …

The Okavango Delta: Fisheries in a fluctuating floodplain system

K Mosepele, J Kolding, T Bokhutlo… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems globally characterized by dynamic
interactions between terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different scales. These systems …

Twenty‐five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity

M Harper, HS Mejbel, D Longert, R Abell… - Aquatic …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Freshwater conservationists
and environmental managers have enough evidence to demonstrate that action must not be …

Unveiling unselective fishing in China: A nationwide meta‐analysis of multispecies fisheries

M Sun, Y Li, Y Chen - Fish and Fisheries, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and managing fishery selectivity to target species and desirable size are
instrumental to fisheries management. China, as the world's largest producer of marine …

Putting small fish on the table: the underutilized potential of small indigenous fish to improve food and nutrition security in East Africa

L Wessels, M Kjellevold, J Kolding, C Odoli, I Aakre… - Food Security, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of food insecurity. Small pelagic fish
such as Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) which is indigenous to Lake Victoria, can …

[HTML][HTML] The role of fisheries and fish farming in a circular food system in the European Union

O van Hal, HHE van Zanten, F Ziegler… - Sustainable Production …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Studies that demonstrated animals can contribute to resource efficient food supply, by
upcycling low-opportunity-cost feed (LCF), into valuable animal-source food, focussed solely …

Intermittent instability is widespread in plankton communities

TL Rogers, SB Munch, SS Matsuzaki… - Ecology …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Chaotic dynamics appear to be prevalent in short‐lived organisms including plankton and
may limit long‐term predictability. However, few studies have explored how dynamical …

Genetic stock structure of New Zealand fish and the use of genomics in fisheries management: an overview and outlook

Y Papa, T Oosting, N Valenza-Troubat… - New Zealand Journal …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
Sustainable management of wild fisheries requires accurate delineation of reproductively
isolated stocks to avoid depletion of a commercially and ecologically important resource …

Nutrition contributions of coral reef fisheries not enhanced by capture of small fish

BP Galligan, TR McClanahan - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Recent policy recommendations have highlighted the nutritional benefits of fisheries that
capture small finfish species. Small fish, particularly those that feed in the pelagic zone, tend …

[HTML][HTML] Shark Fishing vs. Conservation: Analysis and Synthesis

IF Porcher, BW Darvell - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The expanding shark fin market has resulted in intensive global shark fishing and with 90%
of teleost fish stocks over-exploited, sharks have become the most lucrative target. As …