Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe
...isappearing Bluefins Dusting off sales records, fishery yearbooks and other sources, researchers Brian R. ...r a few months each summer until an industrialized fishery geared up in the 1920s and literally filled the floors of European market halls with them. The res......ies allow them to prey upon commercially important fishery species like hake and anchovy." In fact, Robison's...n just an ecological case study. Although the hake fishery in Monterey Bay is not large, this species (also known as Pacific whiting) is presently the most imp...Assessing levies for by-catch could fund conservation measures
...heir approach, called compensatory mitigation. The fishery extends from Cape York, Queensland, to the South A...d bigeye tuna and billfish. However, each year the fishery unintentionally kills 1,800 to 4,500 flesh-footed shearwaters ( Puffinus carneipus ), a seabird whos...Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
... examines the effects of global warming on the cod fishery in the Barents Sea. He allows for cooling and warm... development of the stock and the economics of the fishery than the temperature changes being considered. A paper by Christine Rockmann (Institute of Marine...Salmon tracking program expands to California
... goal is to avoid shutting down the entire coastal fishery as happened in 2006 to protect weakened runs from...ding to Sylvia. The OSU researchers will work with fishery managers to create a trial management simulation model for ocean salmon fishing. "Before the scien...Cooperative science program yields results
...ice that reduces halibut bycatch in the Gulf trawl fishery by over 50%. The test shows that the device also ...ecent years, high halibut bycatch rates in the cod fishery have resulted in premature closures for the fall trawl fishery resulting in less fish across the doc...Light sticks may lure turtles to fishing lines
...eatherback turtles may die each year in commercial fishery longlines. Total populations have declined in the past 20 years, Lohmann said. While its difficult to separate the impact of longline fisheries from other threats turtles face, researchers say that the loss to longlines is significant because the t...Winter flounder on the fast track to recovery
...he winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) fishery on the fast track to recovery. New research indica...cement is becoming a very important tool in NOAA's fishery management tool box," says Michael Rubino, aquaculture program manager for the National Oceanographi...AGU Journal Highlights -- April 16, 2007
...cific Ocean had dramatic effects on ecosystems and fishery yields, but these climate dynamics are poorly understood due to the absence of century-long high-resolution marine records that far north. Noting that waters in the northern Pacific house species of long-lived coralline red algae, Halfar et al. used ...Overfishing large sharks impacts entire marine ecosystem, shrinks shellfish supply
...tion, allowing the scallop population to support a fishery and still replenish itself each year. In contrast, sampling by Peterson and co-author Sean Powers in recent yearsafter the cownose ray population explosionshowed that the migrating rays consumed nearly all adult bay scallops in the area, except those...Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery
... to the destruction of North Carolinas bay scallop fishery and inhibits the recovery of depressed scallop, oy...tion, allowing the scallop population to support a fishery and still replenish itself each year. In contrast, sampling in recent years by Peterson and co-autho...Fisheries group calls for science-based approach to address climate impacts
...mate impacts, embrace the goals of ecosystem based fishery management, and the need to strengthen science programs to address future uncertainty....Changing ocean conditions led to decline in Alaska's sea lion population
...mate impacts, embrace the goals of ecosystem based fishery management, and the need to strengthen science programs to address future uncertainty....20 of world's 162 grouper species threatened with extinction
...lts are worrying and highlight the urgent need for fishery management, more effective marine protected areas (MPAs), and more sustainable eating habits for consumers of these fishes, said Sadovy, who organized the workshop. The workshop is part of a worldwide study of marine life called the Global Marine S...Tracking sperm whales and jumbo squid
...mbo squid, now the target of a thriving commercial fishery in Baja California. "Even though this species is f...laska to Chile and supports the largest cephalopod fishery in the world," said Gilly, an authority on squid who is based at Stanfords Hopkins Marine Station. ...New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry
... In response, the value of the North American wild fishery has plummeted, as indicated by the decline in the ...cy makers to protect wild salmon resources and the fishery that so many people depend on." ...New guide to sharks and rays of Indonesia
... shark and ray fauna and the largest shark and ray fishery in the world, with reported landings of more than 100 000 tonnes a year," says one of the guide's co-authors, Dr William White of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. "Before this survey, however, there were vast gaps in our knowledge of sharks and...Mistaken identity? When a white marlin may not always be a white marlin
...c Ocean," said co-author Joe Serafy, Ph.D., a NOAA fishery biologist and an associate professor at the University of Miami. Using fine-mesh nets towed behind research vessels, larval billfish surveys obtain important management information on when and where spawning occurs and the location of nursery gr...Scientist advocates increased fisheries data gathering
...ists slated to speak during a session on improving fishery sustainability Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 from 9:15 a.m...ty data, Adkison says. He says that scientists and fishery managers would be better served with simpler modeling analyses and improved data. ...AAAS Oceans Panel examines advances in science and technology to boost fishery sustainability
...yths and realities about successes and failures in fishery management and the role science plays in the process. A primary goal is to develop common ground among scientists regarding new directions for science and technology to improve the management of information and advice. While many fisheries around ...