Animal movement plays a fundamental role in the ecology of migratory species, and
understanding migration patterns is required for effective management. To evaluate intrinsic …

Effective conservation and management of top predators requires a comprehensive
understanding of their distributions and of the underlying biological and physical processes …

This special issue on Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) has been a long time in the
making. It has taken considerable effort from all of the authors involved, in addition to a large …

Section 7 (a)(2) of the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 USC § 1531 et seq.), requires each
federal agency to ensure that any action they authorize, fund, or carry out is not likely to …

Accurate information of population status is critical to the management and conservation of a
species. Abundance estimates are commonly used to infer the status of a population, but …

Background• In May 2021 the Board reviewed TC recommendations on a Management
Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for the lobster fishery. The TC recommended the Board pursue a …

Abstract In the Greater Atlantic Region (GAR), the National Marine Fisheries Service Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, in association with the New England and Mid-Atlantic …

This report summarizes all of the entanglement reports for the Atlantic coast that are reported
to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and only addresses animals with …

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Page 1 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Tautog October …

Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) are caught in commercial and recreational fisheries, primarily
in the Chesapeake Bay and Mid‐Atlantic (New York‐Virginia) and South Atlantic (North …