Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Runlong Sun, Peng Sun, Haiqing Yu, Peilong Ju, Shuyang Ma, Zhenlin Liang, Mikko Heino, Yunne-Jai Shin, Nicolas Barrier, Yongjun Tian
Summary: The Yellow Sea has experienced overfishing, leading to changes in the community structure. The development of a multi-species OSMOSE model allowed researchers to simulate different fishing scenarios and observe the impact of fishing pressure on the Yellow Sea ecosystem. Long-term fishing pressure resulted in a decline in biomass, body sizes, and longevity of modeled species. The study suggests that reducing fishing pressure can help restore the ecosystem and increase the proportion of elder and larger individuals.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mariana de Oliveira Estevo, Priscila F. M. Lopes, Jose Gilmar Cavalcante de Oliveira Junior, Andre Braga Junqueira, Ana Paula de Oliveira Santos, Johnny Antonio da Silva Lima, Ana Claudia Mendes Malhado, Richard J. Ladle, Vitor Campos-Silva
Summary: This study assessed the immediate social and economic impacts of a major oil spill in August 2019 on fishing communities of the northeast coast of Brazil. Sales decreased by more than 50% for all types of fishing, strongly impacting local income generation and compromising subsistence, food security, and cultural maintenance. There is a clear need for coordinated state interventions to mitigate the impacts across environmental, social, economic, human health, and political dimensions.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lorena Couce Montero, Villy Christensen, Jose Juan Castro Hernandez
Summary: The ecological system of Tenerife and La Gomera islands is characterized by a stressed and developing ecosystem due to inadequate fisheries management focusing on high trophic level species. Future efforts should focus on reducing fishing pressure to attempt stock recovery.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Diana Garavito-Bermudez, Wiebren J. Boonstra
Summary: It is widely recognized that fishers' ecological knowledge (FEK) contributes to the sustainability and legitimacy of environmental planning and management, yet there is uncertainty regarding the methodological capture of FEK. In this study, using a sample from Swedish small-scale fishers, a new combination of Fishing Style analysis and the Structure-Dynamic-Function framework is applied to explore the partiality and diversity of FEK. The results demonstrate how different work practices generate a variety of FEKs, highlighting the implications for future study and the potential of FEK in informing environmental planning and management.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiao Liu, Hengxing Lan, Langping Li, Peng Cui
Summary: This paper proposes a new ecological indicator system for shallow landslide analysis based on a comprehensive survey of existing indicators. The system categorizes the indicators into three fundamental ecological elements and eliminates redundancy to make it more well-structured and applicable. The paper also discusses some issues regarding the application of the new system, recommending the consideration of negative effects, applicable spatial scale, and the preferred use of ecological structure indicators.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paula Masia, Juan L. Mateo, Andres Arias, Marlene Bartolome, Carmen Blanco, Karim Erzini, Francois Le Loc'h, Jean Herve Mve Beh, Deborah Power, Noemi Rodriguez, Gauthier Schaal, Gonzalo Machado-Schiaffino, Eva Garcia-Vazquez
Summary: The study assessed the importance of microplastic pollution for African fishing resources, identified regions particularly affected by MP pollution, and emphasized the importance of increasing coverage of MP pollution in African fishing resources and improving plastic waste management on the continent.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zijian Li
Summary: In this study, an indicator-based approach was proposed to assess honeybee exposure to pesticide residues in guttation drops. The results showed that pesticide application in Brazil may increase honeybee risks and suggested that the guttation exposure pathway should not be ignored, especially for moderately lipophilic compounds.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edward Good, Luke E. Holman, Antonio Pusceddu, Tommaso Russo, Marc Rius, Claudio Lo Iacono
Summary: Using environmental DNA (eDNA) and taxonomic identification of meiofauna communities, this study finds that benthic trawling has community-wide impacts on deep-sea assemblages, with different trawling intensities leading to distinct communities.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Da Lu, Yihe Lu
Summary: Ecological restoration is being promoted globally as a strategic solution to support sustainable development goals, but it faces challenges from climate change and anthropogenic land use change. Understanding the spatiotemporal variability of water ecosystem services is critical in a changing environment, as evidenced by a study in 10 watersheds in the Chinese Loess Plateau region. The study found significant impacts on water ecosystem services from large scale vegetation restoration, climate change, and land use change.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Krystof Korejs, Miroslav Salek, Vladimir Bejcek, Petr Musil, Karel Stastny, Ondrej Volf, Jan Riegert
Summary: The urgent need for ecological restoration due to worldwide environmental effects of anthropogenic land modification has been highlighted. This study examines different approaches to restoration by studying avian communities on a large spoil heap in Central Europe. The results show that forestry restoration increases bird abundances, diversity, and rarity, while agricultural restoration attracts a valuable group of rare grassland birds.
LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mahdi Sedighkia, Asghar Abdoli
Summary: This study proposes a framework to mitigate the impacts of hydropower generation on fish biodiversity in large reservoirs, considering water quality and hydraulic factors. Data-driven models were used to simulate effective parameters, and a multivariate linear regression model was used to estimate the fish biodiversity index. The simulators were applied to optimize hydropower plant operation under different hydrological conditions, aiming to minimize fish biodiversity loss and loss of hydropower generation. The results showed that the simulators reliably modeled physical flow, water quality parameters, and fish biodiversity index, and the optimization model effectively reduced impacts on fish biodiversity. However, high computational complexities may limit the model's applicability.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Revati Hardikar, Chanjaplackal Kesavan Haridevi, Shantaj Deshbhratar
Summary: This study assessed the ecological quality status of Thane Creek, surrounded by the urbanized and industrialized sector of Mumbai, by using six phytoplankton community indices. The results showed that anthropogenic inputs were the main source of nutrient load into the creek, and the multi-metric phytoplankton index was the most efficient water quality index. The gradient of anthropic activities along the creek played a significant role in determining the ecological quality status of Thane Creek.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Karly Marie Miller
Summary: Tourism development has complex impacts on fisheries, leading to a decline in fishery participation but also an increase in fishing effort and improvements in fishing methods, resulting in increased fishing pressure. The impacts vary depending on contextual factors in the biophysical environment and socio-political systems, highlighting the importance of anticipating and planning for sustainable tourism development and fisheries management.
Article
Ecology
Lei Xing, Jianye Tang, Siquan Tian, Nicolas Barrier
Summary: This study highlights the importance of understanding the responses of toothfish and other species to fishing activities in order to promote sustainable use of natural resources. The authors developed a model to simulate the food web dynamics in the Cooperation Sea and evaluate the impact of toothfish fishery. The results show that overexploitation of toothfish stock may lead to trophic cascades and impact other species in the ecosystem. Precautionary and ecosystem-based management measures are necessary to protect toothfish fishery and ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Ning Yang, Hai-Lin Liu, Jiawei Yuan
Summary: This paper generalizes the usual multiplicative and additive ε-indicators to forms with Lp-norm, and finds that both types of indicators perform well in measuring population convergence and diversity, especially when p is set to infinity. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed indicator-based evolutionary algorithm and a new performance metric IGD =+.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Maria Grazia Pennino, Jennifer Rehen, Amina Tifoura, Davinia Lojo, Marta Coll
Summary: Ecosystem-based fisheries management aims to ensure the sustainable use of marine resources, but progress has been slow in practice. Researchers have developed ecosystem models and stock assessment models, but it is still unclear how to effectively integrate them, especially in providing fisheries management advice.
Article
Fisheries
Erik Olsen, Maciej T. Tomczak, Christopher P. Lynam, Andrea Belgrano, Andrew Kenny
Summary: The complexities of ecosystem-based management require stepwise approaches involving stakeholders to scope key processes, pressures, and impacts. Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) presents a qualitative method with a lower skill and data threshold than quantitative models to evaluate marine ecosystems under various impacts. The results of applying FCM models for subregions of the North Sea show the potential of combining FCM and quantitative modelling approaches in integrated ecosystem assessments (IEAs) and future ecosystem-based management advice.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Dorte Bekkevold, Florian Berg, Patrick Polte, Valerio Bartolino, Henn Ojaveer, Henrik Mosegaard, Edward D. Farrell, Jelena Fedotova, Jakob Hemmer-Hansen, Bastian Huwer, Vanessa Trijoulet, Christoffer Moesgaard Albertsen, Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo, Tomas Groehsler, Mats Pettersson, Teunis Jansen, Arild Folkvord, Leif Andersson
Summary: We developed and validated a mixed-stock analysis (MSA) method to assign individuals to populations in mixed-stock samples of Atlantic herring. The method showed unprecedented accuracy in monitoring spatio-temporal dynamics with complex stock mixing. The analysis revealed potential overestimation of certain stocks and the importance of re-evaluating stock definitions.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Verena M. Trenkel, Henn Ojaveer, David C. M. Miller, Mark Dickey-Collas
Summary: The inclusion of ecosystem information into fish stock assessments and management advice is important for ecosystem-based fisheries management. This study provides an overview of how ecosystem trends and variability are incorporated into ICES fishing opportunities advice in the Northeast Atlantic. Around 50% of stock assessments considered ecosystem information, while the majority of management strategy evaluations did so in some way. The inclusion of ecosystem information was influenced by stock and fisheries characteristics, with pelagic species and high catch stocks having higher instances of incorporation.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Henn Ojaveer, Heli Einberg, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Okko Outinen, Anastasija Zaiko, Anders Jelmert, Jonne Kotta
Summary: This study quantitatively assessed the impacts of widespread non-indigenous species (NIS) on ecosystem services (ES) in the Baltic Sea. The results showed that these NIS had significant effects on ES, particularly regulation services. This method can be applied to other ecosystems to better understand human impacts on ES.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Almut Arneth, Paul Leadley, Joachim Claudet, Marta Coll, Carlo Rondinini, Mark D. A. Rounsevell, Yunne-Jai Shin, Peter Alexander, Richard Fuchs
Summary: The spatial extent of protected areas (PAs) is a highly debated issue in the decision-making process of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Despite efforts to protect land and oceans, biodiversity loss remains a challenge. While expanding PAs to 30% may have benefits for biodiversity and climate, it is crucial to consider the effectiveness of PAs and potential trade-offs with food production.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Runlong Sun, Peng Sun, Caihong Fu, Guankui Liu, Zhenlin Liang, Yunne-Jai Shin, Nicolas Barrier, Yongjun Tian
Summary: Balanced harvest (BH) is a possible strategy for ecosystem-based fisheries management, proposing moderate fishing mortality rates across all species or sizes to ensure sustainability. In this study, an OSMOSE ecosystem model was used to investigate the potential occurrences and advantages of BH in the highly exploited Yellow Sea in China. The results showed that the occurrences of BH depended on fishing pressure and targeted functional groups, and size-level BH was significantly correlated with biomass and yield for most species. Adjusting fishing pressure for certain functional groups could potentially achieve the benefits of BH in over-exploited ecosystems.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
H. -O. Poertner, R. J. Scholes, A. Arneth, D. K. A. Barnes, M. T. Burrows, S. E. Diamond, C. M. Duarte, W. Kiessling, P. Leadley, S. Managi, P. McElwee, G. Midgley, H. T. Ngo, D. Obura, U. Pascual, M. Sankaran, Y. J. Shin, A. L. Val
Summary: Earth's biodiversity and human societies are threatened by pollution, overconsumption of resources, urbanization, demographic changes, inequalities, and habitat loss, which are worsened by climate change. This review examines the connection between climate, biodiversity, and society, and proposes a roadmap for sustainability. The roadmap includes limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and preserving and restoring ecosystems on a significant portion of land and water. It emphasizes the need for interconnected protected areas and shared spaces to enhance biodiversity, and the ability of people and nature to adapt to and mitigate climate change. It calls for bold policy interventions and interconnected systems at all levels to promote human, ecosystem, and planetary health for a livable future.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Murray S. A. Thompson, Elena Couce, Michaela Schratzberger, Christopher P. Lynam
Summary: This study uses Bayesian Additive Regression Trees to model the effects of climate change on the habitat suitability of marine fish species in the northeast Atlantic shelf seas. Predicted effects include decreases in species richness for lower trophic levels (planktivores) and increases for higher trophic levels (piscivores). Changing spatial patterns in predator-prey mass ratios and fish species size composition are also predicted. These changes could have significant impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Smaragda Despoti, Konstantinos I. Stergiou, George Tserpes, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Vassiliki Vassilopoulou, Vasilis Valavanis, Angeliki Adamidou, Marianna Giannoulaki
Summary: In the Mediterranean, discarding commercial species smaller than the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) is a common practice. However, this study shows that other factors, such as market demand and fishing restrictions, have a greater impact on the discarding process. Using spatial analysis and Bayesian spatial models, the researchers found that species with low market value were often discarded independent of their size. Management strategies specific to different areas and species are necessary to reduce discards.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Z. Kapelonis, A. Siapatis, A. Machias, S. Somarakis, K. Markakis, M. Giannoulaki, N. Badouvas, K. Tsagarakis
Summary: The theoretical consequences of slip effects in a complex stenosed region are analyzed in this study. Hybrid nanofluid features prepared with copper and copper oxide nanoparticles are incorporated into the flow of blood in a stenosed region. An electric field is also applied in the axial direction to intensify the flow. Closed-form solutions for the proposed paradigm are obtained for cases of mild stenosis. Special focus is given to parameters such as Electro-osmotic, velocity slip, and Helmholtz-Smoluchowski. The heat transfer, hemodynamic velocity, wall shear stress, and resistance impedance for the flow are accurately determined. The study plots the various parameters influencing the physical characteristics of flow and discusses their effects in detail. The present model has potential applications in medical pumps for drug delivery systems.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Georgia Papantoniou, Soultana Zervoudaki, Georgia Assimakopoulou, Maria Th. Stoumboudi, Konstantinos Tsagarakis
Summary: Multiple stressors can have unexpected impacts on ecological systems, but our ability to evaluate these impacts is limited due to a lack of information about historic trophic interactions and ecosystem dynamics. A study was conducted on the Saronikos Gulf to model the ecosystem and simulate the effects of sea surface temperature increase, primary productivity shifts, and fishing effort release. It was found that historical fishing and environmental factors have influenced ecosystem dynamics, and future scenarios showed that increasing temperature had a detrimental impact while fishing reductions benefited top predators.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Elena Fernandez-Corredor, Jazel Ouled-Cheikh, Joan Navarro, Marta Coll
Summary: Fisheries, climate change, and habitat degradation are causing depletion of marine animal populations worldwide. This study focuses on the trophic ecology of chondrichthyan species in the Mediterranean Sea, finding diet dissimilarities among species and the significant contribution of large chondrichthyan species to the food web. The study highlights the importance of conservation efforts for chondrichthyans in the Mediterranean to maintain ecological balance and biodiversity.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Apostolos Siapatis, Konstantinos Markakis, Konstantinos Tsagarakis
Summary: This paper reports the first record of the Atlantic soft pout Melanostigma atlanticum from the eastern Mediterranean Sea, indicating a wider geographical distribution than previously thought. The species is typically found in the deep sea where limited surveys have resulted in data gaps. The small size and slender body shape of the species allow it to escape traditional fishing gears.
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Julia L. Blanchard, Marta Coll, Hubert Du Pontavice, Jason D. Everett, Jerome Guiet, Ryan F. Heneghan, Olivier Maury, Camilla Novaglio, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, Colleen M. Petrik, Derek P. Tittensor, Heike K. Lotze
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of climate change on the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and evaluated its consequences for marine protected areas in Atlantic Canada. The study identified climate change hotspots and refugia and found that currently, there is no overlap between existing marine conservation areas and climate refugia. The majority of established marine protected areas and other conservation measures are located within climate hotspots. These findings provide important context for long-term marine conservation planning in Canada and the Northwest Atlantic region.
