Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys

ML Rourke, AM Fowler, JM Hughes… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionized our ability to identify the presence and
distributions of terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Recent evidence suggests the …

The future of fish

B Worm, TA Branch - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2012 - cell.com
Recently, the global state of marine fisheries and its effects on ecosystems have received
much scientific (and public) scrutiny. There is little doubt that global limits to exploitation …

Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes

C Costello, D Ovando, T Clavelle, CK Strauss… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
Data from 4,713 fisheries worldwide, representing 78% of global reported fish catch, are
analyzed to estimate the status, trends, and benefits of alternative approaches to recovering …

Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays

NK Dulvy, SL Fowler, JA Musick, RD Cavanagh… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous
marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are …

Status and solutions for the world's unassessed fisheries

C Costello, D Ovando, R Hilborn, SD Gaines… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Recent reports suggest that many well-assessed fisheries in developed countries are
moving toward sustainability. We examined whether the same conclusion holds for fisheries …

Identification of global marine hotspots: sentinels for change and vanguards for adaptation action

AJ Hobday, GT Pecl - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2014 - Springer
Major changes consistent with the fingerprint of global warming have been reported for
nearly every ecosystem on earth. Recently, studies have moved beyond correlation-based …

Estimating global biomass and biogeochemical cycling of marine fish with and without fishing

D Bianchi, DA Carozza, ED Galbraith, J Guiet… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The biomass and biogeochemical roles of fish in the ocean are ecologically important but
poorly known. Here, we use a data-constrained marine ecosystem model to provide a first …

A dark hole in our understanding of marine ecosystems and their services: perspectives from the mesopelagic community

MA St. John, A Borja, G Chust, M Heath… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures acting on the Earth system, urgent actions
are needed to guarantee efficient resource management and sustainable development for …

Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?

G Merino, M Barange, JL Blanchard, J Harle… - Global Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Expansion in the world's human population and economic development will increase future
demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems productivity …

Climate change, mortality, and adaptation: Evidence from annual fluctuations in weather in the US

O Deschênes, M Greenstone - American Economic Journal: Applied …, 2011 - aeaweb.org
Using random year-to-year variation in temperature, we document the relationship between
daily temperatures and annual mortality rates and daily temperatures and annual residential …