Potential environmental impacts of recreational fishing on marine fish stocks and ecosystems

WC Lewin, MS Weltersbach, K Ferter… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a popular activity that involves millions of people
worldwide. While the impacts of recreational fishing on freshwater ecosystems received …

From coast to coast to coast: ecology and management of seagrass ecosystems across Canada

GEP Murphy, JC Dunic, EM Adamczyk, SJ Bittick… - Facets, 2021‏ - facetsjournal.com
Seagrass meadows are among the most productive and diverse marine ecosystems,
providing essential structure, functions, and services. They are also among the most …

Slow adaptation in the face of rapid warming leads to collapse of the Gulf of Maine cod fishery

AJ Pershing, MA Alexander, CM Hernandez, LA Kerr… - Science, 2015‏ - science.org
Several studies have documented fish populations changing in response to long-term
warming. Over the past decade, sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Maine increased …

Deep danger: intra-specific predation risk influences habitat use and aggregation formation of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris

TL Guttridge, SH Gruber, BR Franks… - Marine Ecology …, 2012‏ - int-res.com
Non-consumptive or risk effects imposed by predators can influence prey behaviour over
different spatio-temporal scales. Prey vulnerability to predation can also be dependent on …

[HTML][HTML] Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) benefits from the availability of seagrass (Zostera marina) nursery habitat

RJ Lilley, RKF Unsworth - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a species of significant economic and historic
importance but infamous for its decline. Apart from overfishing, the causes of this decline …

Thirty‐three years of ocean benthic warming along the US northeast continental shelf and slope: Patterns, drivers, and ecological consequences

MT Kavanaugh, JE Rheuban, KMA Luis… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The US Northeast Continental Shelf is experiencing rapid warming, with potentially
profound consequences to marine ecosystems. While satellites document multiple scales of …

Wild Chinook salmon productivity is negatively related to seal density and not related to hatchery releases in the Pacific Northwest

BW Nelson, CJ Walters, AW Trites… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
Predation risk and competition among conspecifics significantly affect survival of juvenile
salmon, but are rarely incorporated into models that predict recruitment in salmon …

Fine-scale habitat use and behavior of a nearshore fish community: nursery functions, predation avoidance, and spatiotemporal habitat partitioning

SH Munsch, JR Cordell, JD Toft - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2016‏ - int-res.com
We have a limited understanding of habitat use and behavior in nearshore fish communities
because they are rarely observed in situ. Consequently, ecologists recommend a process …

Eastern Baltic cod recruitment revisited—dynamics and impacting factors

FW Köster, B Huwer, HH Hinrichsen… - ICES Journal of …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
The Eastern Baltic cod abundance started rapidly to increase in the mid-2000s as evidenced
by analytical stock assessments, due to increased recruitment and declining fishing …

Predation in seagrass beds

AWD LARKUM, RJ Orth, CM DUARTE… - Seagrasses: biology …, 2006‏ - Springer
The ability of leaves, roots, and rhizomes to reduce the rate of predation on associated
animals is as well studied as any topic having to do with seagrass beds, and is one of the …