Indicators are effective tools for summarizing and communicating key aspects of ecosystem
state and have a long record of use in marine pollution and fisheries management. The …

Since the onset of fisheries science, monitoring programs have been implemented to
support stock assessments and fisheries management. Here, we take inventory of the …

We analyzed the results of the first comprehensive, systematic, fishery independent survey
of Gulf of Mexico (GoM) continental shelves using data collected from demersal longline …

Sustainable management and conservation of the world's oceans requires effective
monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER). Despite the growing political and social …

Ecosystem-based management approaches are increasingly used to address the critical
linkages between human and biophysical systems. Yet, many of the social-ecological …

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) of the ocean considers all impacts on and uses of
marine and coastal systems. In recent years, there has been a heightened interest in EBM …

Marine capture fisheries in the US are important from a societal, cultural, economic, and
ecological perspective. Although fisheries in the US are generally well-managed, they still …

The US South Atlantic Ecosystem Status Report (ESR) is intended to support ecosystem-
based management in the South Atlantic region by providing quantitative, scientific …

Three surveys in the eastern Gulf of Mexico use baited remote underwater video systems to
assess changes in abundance of reef fishes: the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) …

Ecosystem-based fishery science is an important component of effective marine
conservation and resource management. Implementation has progressed through large …