Article
Fisheries
Ray Hilborn, Daniel J. Hively, Nicole Baker Loke, Carryn L. de Moor, Hiroyuki Kurota, Johannes N. Kathena, Pamela M. Mace, Coilin Minto, Ana M. Parma, Juan-Carlos Quiroz, Michael C. Melnychuk
Summary: The global groundfish stocks are generally increasing in abundance and currently above the maximum sustainable yield level. Regional differences exist, with the Northwest Atlantic and Pacific coast of South America having the most severe stock depletions. There is potential to increase global groundfish catch by adjusting fishing pressure, but other factors need to be considered for full exploitation of these stocks.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Helman Nur Tirtadanu, Achmad Prihatiningsih, Helman Nur Yusuf, Achmad Zamroni, Khairul Amri, Umi Chodrijah
Summary: This study reveals the overfishing status of areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) in the Java Sea and emphasizes the importance of proper management to ensure the sustainability of its fisheries. Measures such as area closures, limitations on fishing gear, and the implementation of conservation culture are necessary to reduce fishing mortality and preserve the population of grouper.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Jessica Spijkers, Mary Mackay, Jemma Turner, Asha McNeill, Kendra Travaille, Chris Wilcox
Summary: This paper examines the fisheries governance systems across 142 countries and finds that they can be categorized into two distinct groups based on their strategies to constrain overfishing. One group focuses on resource access while the other emphasizes data collection and publicity. The differences between the groups are mainly related to information gathering, compliance systems, and sustainability policies. The governance capacity of a country and the socio-economic importance of fisheries are identified as potential drivers of this variation.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
James P. W. Robinson, Kirsty L. Nash, Julia L. Blanchard, Nis S. Jacobsen, Eva Maire, Nicholas A. J. Graham, M. Aaron MacNeil, Jessica Zamborain-Mason, Edward H. Allison, Christina C. Hicks
Summary: Wild-caught fish are a nutritious source of food that can enhance diet quality for billions of people if strategically managed. This study presents a conceptual foundation for managing fisheries to maximize nutrient yield, and empirically tests the approach using models of North Sea and Baltic Sea fisheries. The research shows that nutrient yield can be enhanced through nutrient-sensitive fisheries management, and highlights the potential for closing nutrient gaps in coastal populations.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gregory L. Britten, Carlos M. Duarte, Boris Worm
Summary: Assessment of global fisheries status shows that some stocks have not yet reached rebuilding targets, with 40% of resources being overexploited. Recent rates of recovery are almost zero, with a significant proportion of stocks experiencing declining biomass and increasing exploitation rates. These results caution against overly optimistic assessments of fisheries and recommend a precautionary management approach for full rebuilding of depleted fisheries worldwide.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Rujia Bi, Chip Collier, Roger Mann, Katherine E. Mills, Vincent Saba, John Wiedenmann, Olaf P. Jensen
Summary: Fishery management often requires precautionary buffering for scientific uncertainty. This study analyzed commercially exploited marine stocks worldwide and found variation in inter-assessment estimates. The study suggests that these uncertainty estimates can help determine the size of precautionary buffers.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
F. J. Vergara-Solana, V. G. Vargas-Lopez, E. Bolanos-Duran, D. A. Paz-Garcia, L. C. Almendarez-Hernandez
Summary: Globally, overexploitation of fishery stocks, aggravated by climate change, is a complex problem. The green abalone fishery in Mexico, which is overexploited, has stakeholders committed to its recovery. This research evaluates compatible management strategies for stock rebuilding under climate uncertainty, showing that a cautious and flexible approach is more resilient to climate change and can support biomass recovery.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Christopher Costello, Katherine Millage, Sabrina Eisenbarth, Elsa Galarza, Gakushi Ishimura, Laura Lea Rubino, Vienna Saccomanno, U. Rashid Sumaila, Kent Strauss
Summary: The World Trade Organization has the potential to reform global fisheries subsidies in 2020 to improve global fisheries health. However, the presence of large subsidies in poorly managed fisheries across the world raises concerns about the potential implications of subsidy reform on the world's largest fisheries. Actionable policy suggestions can be drawn from the evidence presented to inform the ongoing policy debate.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fabio Fiorentino, Sergio Vitale
Summary: In order to improve the sustainability of demersal and small pelagic fisheries in the Mediterranean, suggestions include management system based on catch quota approaches for single or few species fisheries, and reducing fishing effort for mixed fisheries with different biological traits to improve status of sensitive associated species while mitigating fishing mortality. Feasibility of proposed approaches is discussed, taking into account the varying levels of development of Mediterranean countries.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rayhan Dudayev, Lugas Lukmanul Hakim, Indah Rufiati
Summary: This study examines the octopus fisheries governance in four villages in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and identifies the best practices for participatory fisheries governance at the village level. The research recommends incorporating participatory governance into octopus fisheries policy to allow active community participation in fisheries management.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan Pacoureau, John K. Carlson, Holly K. Kindsvater, Cassandra L. Rigby, Henning Winker, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Patricia Charvet, Riley A. Pollom, Rodrigo Barreto, C. Samantha Sherman, Brendan S. Talwar, Daniel J. Skerritt, U. Rashid Sumaila, Jay H. Matsushiba, Wade J. VanderWright, Helen F. Yan, Nicholas K. Dulvy
Summary: Given the increasing consumption of seafood and the negative impacts of habitat loss, climate change, and pollution, it is important to find ways to restore poorly managed and poorly monitored fisheries. In this study, we examine the success of fisheries management in the United States in conserving 11 coastal shark species through a Bayesian state-space model. Our findings indicate that extinction risk is higher in areas with higher fishing pressure, but effective management can offset this risk. The study highlights the importance of well-enforced, science-based fisheries management in achieving conservation success for slow-growing species.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Tirtadanu, Ali Suman, Umi Chodrijah, Beodeul Kang, Chang-Ik Zhang
Summary: The high commercial demand for lobsters has led to intensive fishing of three lobster species in Gunungkidul waters, Indonesia. Proper management strategies and a stock assessment are needed to ensure sustainability. Length-based analysis was used to estimate population characteristics and biological reference points, with recommendations to reduce fishing mortality and establish a monitoring system for effective lobster stock management.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Max T. Stoeven, Florian K. Diekert, Martin F. Quaas
Summary: By studying the incentives for selective fishing in a second-best setting, it is found that setting quotas in terms of the number of fish rather than biomass or weight can incentivize fishers to target larger fish, thus protecting juvenile fish without the need for gear restrictions. The steady-state profits under second-best deregulated number quota management are only slightly below the first-best optimum.
MARINE RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Brynhildur Benediktsdottir, Gunnar Haraldsson, Helga Kristjansdottir, Ogmundur Knutsson
Summary: This study assesses fisheries subsidies globally and in Iceland, and finds that the methods used may lead to an overestimation of fisheries subsidies in Iceland. Further testing is needed to validate the applicability of the methodology.
Review
Fisheries
Abdulrahman Ben-Hasan, Moslem Daliri
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive account of artisanal fisheries in the Arabian/Persian Gulf. It reveals that artisanal fisheries contribute to around 71% of the total catch in the Gulf and gillnets, traps, and lines are the most commonly used fishing gears. The artisanal catch mainly consists of medium to large demersal, pelagic, and reef-associated fish. Fisheries management relies on gear restrictions, minimum size of capture, seasonal closures, and spatial restrictions, but weak enforcement is a core issue. Mismanaged fisheries, coastal development, and climate change are the primary threats to fish abundance and essential habitats.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lily C. Hughes, Guillermo Orti, Hadeel Saad, Chenhong Li, William T. White, Carole C. Baldwin, Keith A. Crandall, Dahiana Arcila, Ricardo Betancur-R
Summary: We present seven new probe sets that capture 1,104 exons specifically filtered for paralogues, which are valuable resources for advancing fish phylogenomics. These probe sets can be easily integrated with existing PCR-based exon and mitochondrial data for fish phylogenetic studies.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David L. Morgan, Karissa O. Lear, Emma Dobinson, Adrian C. Gleiss, Travis Fazeldean, Richard D. Pillans, Stephen J. Beatty, Jeff M. Whitty
Summary: The study focused on the spatial ecology of dwarf sawfish in a macrotidal estuary in northern Australia. Results showed that juvenile dwarf sawfish mainly occupied a large pool near the terminus of the tidal limit in the late dry season. Acoustic detections revealed a seasonal pattern driven by salinity, with the Fitzroy River estuary being an important nursery area for the species.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
S. A. Appleyard, W. T. White, S. Vieira, B. Sabub
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brooke M. D'Alberto, William T. White, Andrew Chin, Dharmadi, Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Summary: Research found that in the Indonesian tangle net fishery, multiple species of rays and sharks were caught, with the bottlenose wedgefish being the main target species. The fishery demonstrated high selectivity for larger individuals, leading to variations in catch composition depending on species catchability.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Kunto Wibowo, Gema Wahyudewantoro, Fahmi
Summary: This report presents the capture of a single Melapedalion breve specimen in Indonesian waters, which represents the first record of the species in Indonesia and the southernmost record of the species.
ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Richard D. Pillans, Scott D. Whiting, Anton D. Tucker, Mathew A. Vanderklift
Summary: Using passive acoustic telemetry, this study investigated the residence, home range, and habitat use of juvenile, subadult, and adult green turtles. The results showed that turtle size influenced residence and home range, and different age groups selected different habitats.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Wanwan Kurniawan, Selvia Oktaviyani, Suparmo, Fahmi
Summary: Length-weight and length-length relationships of sharks were estimated using specimens from commercial fishery, and maximum total length records for some species were updated.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
William T. White, Helen L. O'Neill, Jaimie Cleeland, Tim D. Lamb
Summary: This study provides a more detailed anatomical description of the Kerguelen sandpaper skate, including the use of adult and juvenile specimens, egg cases and embryos. The results show a relatively high level of intraspecific variation in this species, mostly related to size. Additionally, the study describes the egg cases for the first time and reveals their variation in color and fouling based on the time spent in the marine environment.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emily M. Troyer, Ricardo Betancur-R, Lily C. Hughes, Mark Westneat, Giorgio Carnevale, William T. White, John J. Pogonoski, James C. Tyler, Carole C. Baldwin, Guillermo Orti, Andrew Brinkworth, Julien Clavel, Dahiana Arcila
Summary: This study examines body size evolution in tetraodontiform fishes using Bergmann's rule and Cope's rule. By combining phylogenomic data with paleoclimate and body size data, the study finds strong support for a temperature-driven model, where increasing body size over time is correlated with decreasing oceanic temperatures. Extant tetraodontiforms are, on average, two to three times larger than their fossil counterparts, which evolved during periods of warmer ocean temperatures.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Zoology
William T. White, Javier Guallart, David A. Ebert, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Ana Verissimo, Charles F. Cotton, Mark Harris, Fabrizio Serena, Samuel P. Iglesias
Summary: Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) is a deep-sea shark species with a complicated nomenclatural history and multiple scientific names. This study redescribes the problematic species and provides a detailed synonymy. To maintain nomenclatural stability within the genus, the name Centrophorus uyato is retained.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Toby A. Patterson, Richard M. Hillary, Peter M. Kyne, Richard D. Pillans, Rasanthi M. Gunasekera, James R. Marthick, Grant J. Johnson, Pierre Feutry
Summary: By using sibling pairs, the abundance and connectivity of adult sharks in two river systems in Australia were estimated. The results showed male philopatry in the Adelaide River and high connectivity of males in the Alligator Rivers with the Adelaide River. This method allows simultaneous assessment of abundance and connectivity in rare and threatened species.
Article
Fisheries
Kylie Maguire, Helen O'Neill, Franziska Althaus, William White, Alan Williams
Summary: Egg case nurseries of the boreal skate and Richardson's skate were identified and mapped in the bathyal seascape off the coast of Tasmania, Australia. The majority of egg cases were found on seamounts at depths of 1100-1400 m, associated with living stony coral. The coral zone provides a more favorable environment for embryonic development due to warmer water temperatures.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
William T. White, Helen L. O'Neill, Floriaan Devloo-Delva, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Samuel P. Iglesias
Summary: A new species of deepwater catshark, Apristurus ovicorrugatus, is discovered in northwestern Australia. The unique egg cases belonging to an unknown species prompted further investigation, and it was found that the previously identified A. sinensis specimen from Dampier Archipelago was gravid with a single egg case. The egg cases of this new species have distinct T-shaped ridges on the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Floriaan Devloo-Delva, Christopher P. Burridge, Peter M. Kyne, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler, Demian D. Chapman, Patricia Charvet, Xiao Chen, Geremy Cliff, Ryan Daly, J. Marcus Drymon, Mario Espinoza, Daniel Fernando, Laura Garcia Barcia, Kerstin Glaus, Blanca I. Gonzalez-Garza, Michael I. Grant, Rasanthi M. Gunasekera, Sebastian Hernandez, Susumu Hyodo, Rima W. Jabado, Sebastien Jaquemet, Grant Johnson, James T. Ketchum, Helene Magalon, James R. Marthick, Frederik H. Mollen, Stefano Mona, Gavin J. P. Naylor, John E. G. Nevill, Nicole M. Phillips, Richard D. Pillans, Bautisse D. Postaire, Amy F. Smoothey, Katsunori Tachihara, Bree J. Tillet, Jorge A. Valerio-Vargas, Pierre Feutry
Summary: In this study, the population structure of the Bull Shark was assessed globally for the first time. The results revealed reproductive isolation between and across ocean basins, with distinct island populations in Japan and Fiji. The Bull Sharks maintain gene flow through shallow coastal waters as dispersal corridors, but large oceanic distances and historical land-bridges act as barriers. Protecting these insular populations of Bull Sharks is crucial for ecosystem stability and functioning.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
Julia M. Constance, Erica A. Garcia, Richard D. Pillans, Vinay Udyawer, Peter M. Kyne
Summary: One-third of elasmobranchs are threatened with extinction, with the euryhaline and estuarine species being poorly known and disproportionately at risk. Comprehensive data on key life history parameters, population structure, and habitat requirements of these species are urgently needed for effective management strategies. However, research on these species has been lagging behind marine species.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)