Article
Engineering, Marine
Partho Protim Barman, Md. Mostafa Shamsuzzaman, Petra Schneider, Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder, Qun Liu
Summary: This research evaluates the sustainability of the croaker fishery in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh by analyzing fisheries reference points and stock status. The results indicate that the current fishing pressure is appropriate, but specific management measures are needed to protect croaker and other fisheries in the area.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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
Fisheries
Mohamed Samy-Kamal
Summary: Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) have been increasing globally over the past decade to promote sustainability in fisheries practices. However, out of 126 analyzed FIPs, 59 revealed no changes in status, with a majority being young projects. A weak relationship was observed between improvement scores and actions completed or project duration. FAO scores were notably higher in the northern hemisphere compared to the south, with potential data gaps in the latter impacting performance assessment.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erica M. M. Ferrer, Alfredo Giron-Nava, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza
Summary: Small-scale fisheries play a crucial role in global seafood production, but it is important to understand the factors that regulate their carbon footprint. A study in Northwest Mexico found that the fuel intensity per kilogram of seafood increases significantly as fishery biomass decreases. This highlights the need to end overfishing, rebuild fish stocks, and minimize intensive fishing practices to reduce carbon emissions from motorized wild-catch fishing.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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
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 Sciences
Angela Helen Martin, Erica M. Ferrer, Corallie A. Hunt, Katinka Bleeker, Sebastian Villasante
Summary: International objectives for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation aim to restore fish populations to healthy levels and reduce fishing impacts on marine ecosystems. This study investigates the potential for lowering emissions intensity and impacts on organic carbon stocks through ending overfishing and rebuilding stocks, using the recovery of European hake stocks as a case study and focusing on the hake fisheries of France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Donna Dimarchopoulou, Peter J. Mous, Edwison Firmana, Elle Wibisono, Gianpaolo Coro, Austin T. Humphries
Summary: The study evaluates the status of Indonesian deep demersal snapper-grouper stocks using two length-based methods and compares a literature-based approach with a Bayesian biomass estimation method. While parameter values can impact biomass indicators, stock classification was generally consistent between the two methods, with LBB providing more reliable results and narrower confidence limits.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Carlos Chavez, Jorge Dresdner, Nuria Gonzalez, Mauricio Leiva, Miguel Quiroga
Summary: The study applied the Fishery Performance Indicators methodology to analyze the Anchoveta Fishery in southern Peru and northern Chile, finding no significant differences in input performance between the countries but better performance in the harvest stage in Chile. The differences may be attributed to general societal factors and characteristics of fishery organization.
Article
Fisheries
Helle Torp Christensen, Frank Riget, Anja Retzel, Erik Haar Nielsen, Einar Eg Nielsen, Rasmus Berg Hedeholm
Summary: Mixed-stock fisheries pose challenges for management, and this study demonstrates the practical application of high-resolution genetic stock monitoring in managing mixed Atlantic cod stocks in western Greenland.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Alexander Arkhipkin, Lisa C. Hendrickson, Ignacio Paya, Graham J. Pierce, Ruben H. Roa-Ureta, Jean-Paul Robin, Andreas Winter
Summary: Cephalopods have unique life history characteristics that make traditional age-based modelling impractical, therefore innovative depletion models are proposed for realistic stock biomass estimates. A fast lane assessment approach is suggested for in-season stock assessments of each cohort to ensure sustainable exploitation. Most cephalopod fisheries are data-poor, so alternative assessment methods have been presented along with suggestions for further research.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jorge Marco, Diego Valderrama, Mario Rueda
Summary: This study compared the performance of the industrial deep-sea shrimp trawl fishery in the Colombian Pacific before and after important management reforms, finding that the reforms led to improved ecological performance and positive social outcomes, but economic performance remains constrained by high costs, inefficient technologies, and low product value.
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
Environmental Studies
Lucas P. Griffin, Grace A. Casselberry, Ezra M. Markowitz, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Aaron J. Adams, Bill Horn, Steven J. Cooke, Andy J. Danylchuk
Summary: Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) supports an economically important fishery, but there is limited information on their fishery and population. A survey of anglers and fishing guides was conducted to address data deficiencies and understand the status and threats to Atlantic tarpon. The survey revealed a decline in fishing quality since the 1970s, with water and habitat quality as major threats. These findings highlight the importance of ecological knowledge from recreational anglers and fishing guides for the conservation of Atlantic tarpon populations.
Review
Fisheries
Mark N. Maunder, Owen S. Hamel, Hui-Hua Lee, Kevin R. Piner, Jason M. Cope, Andre E. Punt, James N. Ianelli, Claudio Castillo-Jordan, Maia S. Kapur, Richard D. Methot
Summary: Natural mortality (M), an important parameter in fisheries stock assessment and management, is difficult to estimate and uncertain. This paper reviews various methods to estimate M and suggests that directly estimating M using data and assigning a prior based on empirical methods is the most effective approach.
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2023)