The pelagic fisheries beyond the continental shelves are currently managed with a range of
tools largely based on regulating effort or target catch. These tools comprise both static and …

Marine fish stocks are an important part of the world food system and are particularly
important for many of the poorest people of the world. Most existing analyses suggest …

Abstract Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye
(Thunnus obesus) tuna are the target species of tropical tuna fisheries in the Indian Ocean …

While the ecological impacts of fishing the waters beyond national jurisdiction (the “high
seas”) have been widely studied, the economic rationale is more difficult to ascertain …

This contribution presents time series of the 'fishery biomass' of fish populations, defined as
the weight (whole-body, wet weight) of the in-water part of a fishable population, ie, that part …

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing costs billions of dollars per year and is
enabled by vessels obfuscating their identity. Here, we combine identities of~ 35,000 …

Which management actions work best to prevent or halt overfishing and to rebuild depleted
populations? A comprehensive evaluation of multiple, co-occurring management actions on …

Understanding the status of fish stocks is a critical step in ensuring the ecological and
economic sustainability of marine ecosystems. However, at least half of global catch and a …

Since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, several countries,
funding organizations, environmental groups and research communities have pledged …

Large scombrids, commercial tuna species, are regularly assessed and managed. However,
most of the small scombrids, many mackerels and bonitos, lack accurate catch data to …