Worldwide Appraisal of Knowledge Gaps in the Space Usage of Small Pelagic Fish: Highlights Across Stock Uncertainties and Research Priorities

IA Catalán, NM Bowlin, MR Baker, F Berg… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2025‏ - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the spatial structure of life cycle components of small pelagic fish (SPF)
stocks is key for deciphering population dynamics and ensuring sustainable management …

Low connectivity compromises the conservation of reef fishes by marine protected areas in the tropical South Atlantic

CAK Endo, DFM Gherardi, LP Pezzi, LN Lima - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
The total spatial coverage of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the Brazilian Economic
Exclusive Zone (EEZ) has recently achieved the quantitative requirement of the Aichii …

Population structure of the Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) in the Southwest Atlantic inferred from body morphology and otolith shape signatures

R Schroeder, PR Schwingel, AT Correia - Hydrobiologia, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract The Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) sustains the most important pelagic
fishery off Brazilian waters. The present study evaluated the existence of distinct population …

Stock structure of the Brazilian sardine Sardinella brasiliensis from Southwest Atlantic Ocean inferred from otolith elemental signatures

R Schroeder, PR Schwingel, E Pinto, A Almeida… - Fisheries …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) supports the most important pelagic
fishery in the southeast-south Brazil. The first studies on the population structure of S …

Western boundary currents drive sun-coral (Tubastraea spp.) coastal invasion from oil platforms

SCC Coelho, DFM Gherardi, MB Gouveia… - Scientific reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Most marine species have a planktonic larval phase that benefit from the surface oceanic
flow to enhance their dispersion potential. For invasive species, the interaction of …

The effect of Oceanic South Atlantic Convergence Zone episodes on regional SST anomalies: the roles of heat fluxes and upper-ocean dynamics

LP Pezzi, MFL Quadro, JA Lorenzzetti, AJ Miller… - Climate Dynamics, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is an atmospheric system occurring
in austral summer on the South America continent and sometimes extending over the …

Biological patterns of reproduction of the Brazilian sardine Sardinella brasiliensis in the purse seine fishery of Southwest Atlantic Ocean: A long-term assessment

R Schroeder, A Petermann, PR Schwingel… - Marine Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Recent estimates of the size at first maturity (L 50) of Sardinella brasiliensis showed
contradictory results with a decreasing in the fish stock biomass encompassed by increasing …

Regional modeling of the water masses and circulation annual variability at the Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf

LF Mendonça, RB Souza, CRC Aseff… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf (SBCS) is one of the more productive
areas for fisheries in Brazilian waters. The water masses and the dynamical processes of the …

Air‐sea interaction at the S outhern B razilian C ontinental S helf: In situ observations

LP Pezzi, RB Souza, PC Farias… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The influence of the cross‐shelf oceanographic front occurring between the Brazil Current
(BC) and the Brazilian Coastal Current (BCC) on the local Marine Atmospheric Boundary …

Do Sardinella aurita spawning seasons match local retention patterns in the Senegalese–Mauritanian upwelling region?

BC Mbaye, T Brochier, V Echevin, A Lazar… - Fisheries …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sardinella aurita is the most abundant small pelagic fish in the Senegalese–Mauritanian
region. The success of its reproduction crucially depends on the local circulation as this …