Marine capture fisheries are an important source of protein globally, with coastal and
oceanic fish providing a rich source of essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Fisheries …

Albacore is one of the most important commercially harvested species in the world's oceans.
Despite a long history of scientific research, there is no global review or synthesis of …

The identification of biodiversity hotspots and their management for conservation have been
hypothesized as effective ways to protect many species. There has been a significant effort …

In spite of its pivotal role in future implementations of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Management, current knowledge about tuna habitat preferences remains fragmented and …

Sharks are one of the most threatened groups of marine animals, as high exploitation rates
coupled with low resilience to fishing pressure have resulted in population declines …

A major research question concerning global pelagic biodiversity remains unanswered:
when did the apparent tropical biodiversity depression (ie, bimodality of latitudinal diversity …

Field observations and theoretical modeling suggest that ongoing anthropogenic ocean
warming will lead to marine ecosystem degradation. Mesopelagic fish are a fundamental …

Large predators frequent the open ocean where subsurface light drives visually based
trophic interactions. However, we lack knowledge on how predators achieve energy balance …

The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude,
yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little …

Large reductions in the abundance of exploited land predators have led to significant range
contractions for those species. This pattern can be formalized as the range–abundance …