Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

One of the most pronounced effects of climate change on the world's oceans is the
(generally) poleward movement of species and fishery stocks in response to increasing …

Climate change is impacting virtually all marine life. Adaptation strategies will require a
robust understanding of the risks to species and ecosystems and how those propagate to …

Geostatistical data—spatially referenced observations related to some continuous spatial
phenomenon—are ubiquitous in ecology and can reveal ecological processes and inform …

In the last 100 years, the population of the land of Israel has increased dramatically,
accompanied by a very intense and accelerated economic and industrial growth. The …

Marine heatwaves have been linked to negative ecological effects in recent decades,. If
marine heatwaves regularly induce community reorganization and biomass collapses in …

As climate change accelerates, species are shifting poleward and subtropical and tropical
species are colonizing temperate environments. 1–3 A popular approach for characterizing …

Indices of abundance based on fishery catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) are important
components of many stock assessments, particularly when fishery-independent surveys are …

Environmental impacts on fisheries are pervasive, yet methods to account for them in stock
assessments and management decisions vary in rigour and quality. The prevalence and …

Abstract Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals requires
assessments of the global state of fish populations. While we have reliable estimates of …