Review
Fisheries
Natascha Wosnick, Eloisa Pinheiro Giareta, Renata Daldin Leite, Ingrid Hyrycena, Patricia Charvet
Summary: Sharks and rays are threatened by commercial fisheries, with bycatch accounting for about 50% of reported global catches. Release of live individuals is seen as a promising strategy, but its importance has not been critically assessed. Current practices treat release as secondary and voluntary, which reduces its effectiveness. Best fishing practice manuals also need to consider specific locations and fishing methods. A change in perception towards release is needed to prioritize this conservation strategy and reduce impacts on sharks and rays.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Anais Dasnon, Karine Delord, Adrien Chaigne, Christophe Barbraud
Summary: The impact of industrial fisheries on marine biodiversity, especially in terms of large pelagic vertebrate fishing bycatch and its effects on seabird populations, is studied in this research. By using multiple methods such as capture-recapture models and population matrix models, the study shows that the implementation of bycatch mitigation measures can improve the survival and breeding success of seabirds.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Binbin Zhu, Mingfeng Lei, Chenjie Gong, Chenyang Zhao, Yunliang Zhang, Juan Huang, Chaojun Jia, Chenghua Shi
Summary: This paper reports a slope collapse accident at the entrance of Taizhen Tunnel in China, and investigates the mechanism of landslide instability through field observation and testing. Comprehensive reinforcement measures are proposed and their effectiveness is validated through monitoring data and numerical simulation. Lessons learned are summarized, providing insights for preventing similar incidents in the future.
ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
S. J. Dolman, P. G. H. Evans, F. Ritter, M. P. Simmonds, J. Swabe
Summary: Cetacean bycatch has been a major concern in the European Union for decades, with high numbers of porpoises, dolphins, and whales dying each year. Despite legal requirements, monitoring of bycatch has been insufficient in most fisheries. The new Regulation on the conservation of fishery resources in the EU, while making some improvements, still lacks explicit incorporation of scientific advice from expert bodies. Management solutions have been identified, with general recommendations towards reducing cetacean bycatch.
Article
Fisheries
Isabel Garcia-Baron, Igor Granado, Amaia Astarloa, Guillermo Boyra, Anna Rubio, Jose A. Fernandes-Salvador, Lucia Zarauz, Inigo Onandia, Estanis Mugerza, Maite Louzao, Kylie Scales
Summary: Fishery bycatch poses a serious threat to protected, endangered, and threatened species. A study on the artisanal tuna fishing fleet in the Bay of Biscay shows a moderate risk to great shearwaters, with baitboats being less risky than trollers.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eric Gilman, Michael Musyl, Michael Wild, Hua Rong, Milani Chaloupka
Summary: Fisheries bycatch poses a threat to seabird populations and fishing efficiency. Experimental fishing showed that weighted hooks significantly reduced the capture rates of seabirds compared to conventional gear. However, the economic cost of using these hooks was deemed unacceptable. Additionally, the weighted hooks sank faster than conventional hooks.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeremy J. Kiszka, Muhammad Moazzam, Germain Boussarie, Umair Shahid, Babar Khan, Rab Nawaz
Summary: Bycatch is a significant threat to marine megafauna worldwide, particularly leading to the decline of cetacean species. High levels of bycatch have been documented in the Indian Ocean's gillnet fisheries for the past two decades. Efforts to reduce bycatch are limited by availability, cost, and social acceptability, highlighting the need for further research and mitigation methods in the fishing industry.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yanxia Xie, Yi Mu, Peiran Chen, Zheng Liu, Yanping Wang, Qi Li, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu
Summary: This study utilized national representative data from China and found that during the period of COVID-19 mitigation, there was a significant decrease in preterm birth rates, with Wuhan experiencing a greater decline.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Tong, Guannan Geng, Qiang Zhang, Jing Cheng, Xinying Qin, Chaopeng Hong, Kebin He, Steven J. Davis
Summary: Reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel- and biomass-fired power plants not only benefits climate and public health, but also has significant implications for future deaths, especially in low-income or emerging economies. Strategic retirements of super-polluting power plants and deployment of pollution control technologies are necessary to minimize future deaths and should be an important consideration in designing and implementing climate-energy policies.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Kevin A. Meyer, John M. Fennell, Luciano Chiaramonte
Summary: This study demonstrates that circle hooks can reduce the deep hooking rate of bait-caught fish. The angle of the hook eye does not affect the deep hooking rate. Catch probability is not influenced by the different hooks or hook eye orientations.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Remote Sensing
Pascal Castellazzi, Jaime Garfias, Richard Martel
Summary: Groundwater overexploitation in Central Mexico poses a major threat to sustainable development, with impacts on groundwater/surface water interactions and uneven land subsidence. A drastic change in water management in 2011 successfully reduced ground fracturing, but continued increasing extraction and subsidence rates demonstrate the need for a longer-term strategy to meet growing water demand in the region.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Yasmin Quintana, Christian A. Barrientos, Micheal Allen
Summary: Assessing the stock status of inland artisanal fisheries is challenging due to limited historical data, but it is important to avoid overfishing. This study used passive tagging with reward tags to measure fishing mortality of Giant Cichlid fishery in Guatemala, revealing that the fishery is currently below maximum sustainable yield without the need for stricter regulations.
NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan F. Putman, Paul M. Richards, Susan G. Dufault, Elizabeth Scott-Dention, Kevin McCarthy, R. Taylor Beyea, Charles W. Caillouet, William D. Heyman, Erin E. Seney, Katherine L. Mansfield, Benny J. Gallaway
Summary: Understanding the drivers of fisheries bycatch is important for reducing its impact on vulnerable species. A model was presented to estimate sea turtle bycatch in major coastal fisheries in the southeastern US. The study suggested that bycatch in recreational fisheries was higher than in historically high-risk commercial fisheries. Engaging with recreational anglers could help protect sea turtle populations and addressing challenges posed by the recreational fishing sector.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan F. Putman, Paul M. Richards, Susan G. Dufault, Elizabeth Scott-Dention, Kevin McCarthy, R. Taylor Beyea, Charles W. Caillouet, William D. Heyman, Erin E. Seney, Katherine L. Mansfield, Benny J. Gallaway
Summary: Understanding the drivers of fisheries bycatch is crucial for minimizing its impact on vulnerable species. A model was developed to estimate sea turtle bycatch in coastal fisheries across the southeastern US, based on fishing effort and simulated distributions of juvenile turtles. Recreation fisheries were found to have higher bycatch than historically high-risk commercial fisheries. Engaging with recreational anglers to reduce bycatch could greatly benefit sea turtle populations, using lessons learned from efforts in commercial fisheries.
Article
Fisheries
Benjamin J. Clemens, Jordan K. Matley, Natalie V. Klinard, Robert J. Lennox, Lene K. Sortland, Steven J. Cooke
Summary: Every year, many fishes are tagged for research purposes, but the effects of the tagging process on their physiology, behavior, and survival are often overlooked. This article provides an overview of the tagging process and its impact and highlights the lack of standardized holding conditions and durations for tagged fish. The authors emphasize the need for further research and recommend explicit reporting of holding details to benefit fish welfare, science, and management.
Article
Ecology
Joan Ferrer Obiol, Helen F. James, R. Terry Chesser, Vincent Bretagnolle, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Julio Rozas, Andreanna J. Welch, Marta Riutort
Summary: The study reveals the significant role of palaeoceanographic changes in the diversification and speciation of shearwaters, particularly during the Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene. Genomic data analysis indicates that shearwaters are influenced by surface ocean currents and founder events, resulting in changes in body size, fossil biogeography, and phylogeny. The current taxonomy shows incongruences with genomic divergence patterns.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Virginia Morera-Pujol, Paulo Catry, Maria Magalhaes, Clara Peron, Jose Manuel Reyes-Gonzalez, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, Teresa Militao, Maria P. Dias, Daniel Oro, Giacomo Dell'Omo, Martina Muller, Vitor H. Paiva, Benjamin Metzger, Veronica Neves, Joan Navarro, Georgios Karris, Stavros Xirouchakis, Jacopo G. Cecere, Antonio Zamora-Lopez, Manuela G. Forero, Ridha Ouni, Mohamed Salah Romdhane, Fernanda De Felipe, Zuzana Zajkova, Marta Cruz-Flores, David Gremillet, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Raul Ramos
Summary: The study of movement through tracking data has exceeded expectations and posed new challenges for movement ecologists. This research developed R functions to detect the effects of individual site fidelity, environmental stochasticity, and space-use variability on the distribution of animal groups inferred from individual tracking data. The procedures were applied to simulated and real-world datasets, providing a useful tool for researchers using animal tracking data to model species distributions and establish conservation measures.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Cara-Paige Green, David B. Green, Norman Ratcliffe, David Thompson, Mary-Anne Lea, Alastair M. M. Baylis, Alexander L. Bond, Charles-Andre Bost, Sarah Crofts, Richard J. Cuthbert, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Kyle W. Morrison, Maud Poisbleau, Klemens Putz, Andrea Raya Rey, Peter G. Ryan, Paul M. Sagar, Antje Steinfurth, Jean-Baptiste Thiebot, Megan Tierney, Thomas Otto Whitehead, Simon Wotherspoon, Mark A. Hindell
Summary: The study assessed the potential effects of climate change on Eudyptes penguins and found that it may lead to a reduction in their preferred habitat. The results showed that the impact would be less severe under a less severe climate change scenario. The penguins may also experience a poleward redistribution and the effects would vary across different regions and species.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joan Ferrer Obiol, Jose M. Herranz, Josephine R. Paris, James R. Whiting, Julio Rozas, Marta Riutort, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
Summary: Speciation is a complex process influenced by multiple evolutionary forces. The taxonomic classification of Puffinus shearwaters has been debated extensively, but our study shows that current taxonomies are not supported by genomic data. We propose a more accurate taxonomy based on integrating genomic information with other evidence, emphasizing the potential of genomic data in resolving taxonomic uncertainties.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Correction
Ecology
Nathalie Kurten, Heiko Schmaljohann, Coraline Bichet, Birgen Haest, Oscar Vedder, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Sandra Bouwhuis
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Michael J. Roast, Samir Martins, Lourdes Fernandez-Peralta, Jose Carlos Baez, Ahmed Diame, David March, Jazel Ouled-Cheikh, Adolfo Marco, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Luis Cardona
Summary: Fisheries bycatch poses a serious threat to sea turtle populations worldwide, especially due to their vulnerability to various fishing gear. In the intensely fished region of the Canary Current, the Cabo Verde loggerhead turtle population lacks a comprehensive assessment integrating bycatch and population management information. By analyzing subpopulation data from Boa Vista Island in Cabo Verde, the study evaluated population viability, estimated regional bycatch rates, and examined nesting trends in relation to bycatch estimates, hatchery conservation measures, and environmental variability. The results indicated that current bycatch mortality rates would lead to the near extinction of the Boa Vista subpopulation, highlighting the urgent need for bycatch reduction efforts and diversified conservation management strategies.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ana Rita Carreiro, Jaime A. Ramos, Vanessa A. Mata, Nathalie M. Almeida, Isabel Rodrigues, Ivo dos Santos, Diana M. Matos, Pedro M. Araujo, Teresa Militao, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Vitor H. Paiva, Ricardo Jorge Lopes
Summary: Overfishing is causing significant changes in food webs in marine ecosystems, particularly in regions with high diversity of top predators like the Eastern Atlantic. This study used high-throughput sequencing methods to examine the diets of Skipjack tuna and Yellowfin tuna, which are heavily targeted by fisheries in west Africa. The research also explored the overlap in prey diversity between these tuna species and seabirds breeding in Cabo Verde. The results highlight the potential cascading effects on primary and secondary consumers and the viability of tropical seabird populations if there is a large decrease in tuna species.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura M. Stefan, Wolf Isbert, Elena Gomez-Diaz, Sergey V. Mironov, Jorge Dona, Karen D. McCoy, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
Summary: Host phylogeny and geographic distance are important factors shaping the richness and structure of symbiont assemblages; feather mites and seabirds provide a good model to study these factors; mite specificity mainly occurs at the host-genus level, and the influence of geography on mite communities is weak.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Andres De la Cruz, Jorge M. Pereira, Vitor H. Paiva, Jaime A. Ramos, Nuno Oliveira, Hany Alonso, Camilo Saavedra, Jose Antonio Vazquez, Isabel Garcia-Baron, Jose Manuel Arcos, Gonzalo M. Arroyo
Summary: This study used ensemble species distribution models to investigate the distribution of the European storm-petrel along the Atlantic Iberian arc. The results showed that the currently designated marine special protection areas inadequately cover key areas for this species. The study highlights the importance of analyzing long time series and using ESDMs to design effective protected areas for small and highly mobile species.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Correction
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joan Ferrer Obiol, Jose M. Herranz, Josephine R. Paris, James R. Whiting, Julio Rozas, Marta Riutort, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bethany L. Clark, Ana P. B. Carneiro, Elizabeth J. Pearmain, Marie-Morgane Rouyer, Thomas A. Clay, Win Cowger, Richard A. Phillips, Andrea Manica, Carolina Hazin, Marcus Eriksen, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Josh Adams, Yuri V. Albores-Barajas, Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto, Maria Saldanha Alho, Deusa Teixeira Araujo, Jose Manuel Arcos, John P. Y. Arnould, Nadito J. P. Barbosa, Christophe Barbraud, Annalea M. Beard, Jessie Beck, Elizabeth A. Bell, Della G. Bennet, Maud Berlincourt, Manuel Biscoito, Oskar K. Bjornstad, Mark Bolton, Katherine A. Booth Jones, John J. Borg, Karen Bourgeois, Vincent Bretagnolle, Joel Bried, James V. Briskie, M. de L. Brooke, Katherine C. Brownlie, Leandro Bugoni, Licia Calabrese, Letizia Campioni, Mark J. Carey, Ryan D. Carle, Nicholas Carlile, Ana R. Carreiro, Paulo Catry, Teresa Catry, Jacopo G. Cecere, Filipe R. Ceia, Yves Cherel, Chang-Yong Choi, Marco Cianchetti-Benedetti, Rohan H. Clarke, Jaimie B. Cleeland, Valentina Colodro, Bradley C. Congdon, Johannis Danielsen, Federico De Pascalis, Zoe Deakin, Nina Dehnhard, Giacomo Dell'Omo, Karine Delord, Sebastien Descamps, Ben J. Dilley, Herculano A. Dinis, Jerome Dubos, Brendon J. Dunphy, Louise M. Emmerson, Ana Isabel Fagundes, Annette L. Fayet, Jonathan J. Felis, Johannes H. Fischer, Amanda N. D. Freeman, Aymeric Fromant, Giorgia Gaibani, David Garcia, Carina Gjerdrum, Ivandra Soeli Goncalves Correia Gomes, Manuela G. Forero, Jose P. Granadeiro, W. James Grecian, David Gremillet, Tim Guilford, Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Luke R. Halpin, Erpur Snaer Hansen, April Hedd, Morten Helberg, Halfdan H. Helgason, Leeann M. Henry, Hannah F. R. Hereward, Marcos Hernandez-Montero, Mark A. Hindell, Peter J. Hodum, Simona Imperio, Audrey Jaeger, Mark Jessopp, Patrick G. R. Jodice, Carl G. Jones, Christopher W. Jones, Jon Einar Jonsson, Adam Kane, Sven Kapelj, Yuna Kim, Holly Kirk, Yann Kolbeinsson, Philipp L. Kraemer, Lucas Krueger, Paulo Lago, Todd J. Landers, Jennifer L. Lavers, Matthieu Le Corre, Andreia Leal, Maite Louzao, Jeremy Madeiros, Maria Magalhaes, Mark L. Mallory, Juan F. Masello, Bruno Massa, Sakiko Matsumoto, Fiona McDuie, Laura McFarlane Tranquilla, Fernando Medrano, Benjamin J. Metzger, Teresa Militao, William A. Montevecchi, Rosalinda C. Montone, Leia Navarro-Herrero, Veronica C. Neves, David G. Nicholls, Malcolm A. C. Nicoll, Ken Norris, Steffen Oppel, Daniel Oro, Ellie Owen, Oliver Padget, Vitor H. Paiva, David Pala, Jorge M. Pereira, Clara Peron, Maria V. Petry, Admilton de Pina, Ariete T. Moreira Pina, Patrick Pinet, Pierre A. Pistorius, Ingrid L. Pollet, Benjamin J. Porter, Timothee A. Poupart, Christopher D. L. Powell, Carolina B. Proano, Julia Pujol-Casado, Petra Quillfeldt, John L. Quinn, Andre F. Raine, Helen Raine, Ivan Ramirez, Jaime A. Ramos, Rauel Ramos, Andreas Ravache, Matt J. Rayner, Timothy A. Reid, Gregory J. Robertson, Gerard J. Rocamora, Dominic P. Rollinson, Robert A. Ronconi, Andreu Rotger, Diego Rubolini, Kevin Ruhomaun, Asuncion Ruiz, James C. Russell, Peter G. Ryan, Sarah Saldanha, Ana Sanz-Aguilar, Mariona Sarda-Serra, Yvan G. Satge, Katsufumi Sato, Wiebke C. Schaefer, Stefan Schoombie, Scott A. Shaffer, Nirmal Shah, Akiko Shoji, Dave Shutler, Ingvar A. Sigurosson, Monica C. Silva, Alison E. Small, Cecilia Soldatini, Hallvard Strom, Christopher A. Surman, Akinori Takahashi, Vikash R. V. Tatayah, Graeme A. Taylor, Robert J. Thomas, David R. Thompson, Paul M. Thompson, Thorkell L. Thorarinsson, Diego Vicente-Sastre, Eric Vidal, Ewan D. Wakefield, Susan M. Waugh, Henri Weimerskirch, Heiko U. Wittmer, Takashi Yamamoto, Ken Yoda, Carlos B. Zavalaga, Francis J. Zino, Maria P. Dias
Summary: Plastic pollution and vulnerable marine organisms have uneven distributions. This study combines plastic density estimates and bird movement data to estimate exposure risk. The Mediterranean, Black seas, northeast Pacific, northwest Pacific, South Atlantic, and southwest Indian oceans are high-risk areas. Threatened species have disproportionately high exposure risk. Outside the Mediterranean and Black seas, the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones of the USA, Japan, and the UK have the highest exposure risk. International collaboration is crucial for addressing marine plastic impacts.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Sarah Saldanha, Sam L. Cox, Teresa Militao, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
Summary: This study demonstrates that using auxiliary data from multiple sensors can significantly improve the accuracy of behavioral classifications in state-space models. However, caution is needed when interpreting foraging behavior in species foraging across homogenous environments.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Louis-Stephane Le Clercq, Gaia Bazzi, Joan Ferrer Obiol, Jacopo G. Cecere, Luca Gianfranceschi, J. Paul Grobler, Antoinette Kotze, Marta Riutort Leon, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Diego Rubolini, Miriam Liedvogel, Desire Lee Dalton
Summary: Birds in seasonal habitats rely on complex strategies for optimal timing of migrations, which are influenced by genetic factors and environmental cues. This study provides a systematic review and phylogenetic reanalysis to clarify the evidence and improves our understanding of the genetic basis of seasonal bird migrations.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Fernando Medrano, Sarah Saldanha, Julio Hernandez-Montoya, Yuliana Bedolla-Guzman, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
Summary: This study describes, for the first time, the at-sea distribution of breeding Ainley's Storm Petrels using GPS tracking. The findings reveal that these birds primarily visit waters in the eastern North Pacific between central Baja California, Mexico and southern Alta California, USA. These findings expand the existing knowledge of the species' range.
MARINE ORNITHOLOGY
(2022)