Tropical and subtropical coastal flats are shallow regions of the marine environment at the
intersection of land and sea. These regions provide myriad ecological goods and services …

Shark depredation, the full or partial removal of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed,
is anecdotally increasing in the United States. Perceptions of depredation by anglers and …

Spatial data are key to fishery management; however, most often the spatial distribution of
marine populations and fishing dynamics are poorly documented, especially for recreational …

Coastal marine fisheries and the habitats that support them are under extensive and
increasing pressures from numerous anthropogenic stressors that occur at multiple spatial …

Recreational fisheries managers are often challenged by the lack of long-term data to
monitor the status and trends of fisheries. Tournament records may provide a useful source …

Local ecological knowledge (LEK) can be a valuable approach to fill in knowledge gaps in
data-limited systems. Recent research has aimed to make LEK more quantitative-a key step …

Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus are important mesopredators in the western Atlantic
Ocean, and the focus of a popular recreational fishery that targets them throughout their …

Abstract Atlantic Bonefish (Albula vulpes) are economically important due to their popularity
with recreational anglers. In the State of Florida, USA, bonefish population numbers …

Translational ecology defines a collaborative effort among scientists and stakeholders to
rapidly translate environmental problems into action. This approach can be applied in a …

Abstract Information on ecological systems often comes from diverse sources with varied
levels of complexity, bias, and uncertainty. Accordingly, analytical techniques continue to …