Journal Articles

Evaluating sustainability of fisheries bycatch mortality for marine megafauna

Moore, J.E. et al. 2013. Evaluating sustainability of fisheries bycatch mortality for marine megafauna: a review of conservation reference points for data-limited populations. doi:10.1017/S037689291300012X

May, 2013

Marine mammal bycatch in gillnet and other entangling net fisheries, 1990 to 2011

Reeves, R.R., McClellan, K., and Werner, T.B. 2013. Marine mammal bycatch in gillnet and other entangling net fisheries, 1990 to 2011. Endangered Species Research Vol. 20: 71–97. doi: 10.3354/esr00481

March, 2013

Long-term population size of the North Atlantic humpback whale within the context of worldwide population structure

Kristen Ruegg, Howard C. Rosenbaum, Eric C. Anderson, Marcia Engel, Anna Rothschild, C. Scott Baker, Stephen R. Palumbi. Long-term population size of the North Atlantic humpback whale within the context of worldwide population structure. Conservation Genetics, 2012; 14 (1): 103 DOI: 10.1007/s10592-012-0432-0

February, 2013

Calculating reference points for anthropogenic mortality of marine turtles

Curtis, K. A. and Moore, J. E. (2013), Calculating reference points for anthropogenic mortality of marine turtles. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst.. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2308

January, 2013

Long-term change in a meso-predator community in response to prolonged and heterogeneous human impact

Sharks and rays' abundance can decline considerably with fishing. Community changes, however, are more complex because of species interactions, and variable vulnerability and exposure to fishing. We evaluated long-term changes in the elasmobranch community of the Adriatic Sea, a heavily exploited Mediterranean basin where top-predators have been strongly depleted historically, and fishing developed unevenly between the western and eastern side.

January, 2013

Little Fish in a Big Pond

Pikitch, E.K. 2012. Little Fish in a Big Pond. The Scientist. Nov. 1, 2012.

In this "Critic at Large" piece, the chair of the Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force aregues that continued overfishing of forage fish can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.

November, 2012

The Risks of Overfishing

Pikitch, E.K. 2012. The Risks of Overfishing. Science 338 (6106), 474-475. [DOI:10.1126/science.1229965]

This Perspectives article responds to research showing that globally, the vast majority of exploited fish populations have been depleted to abundance levels well below those recommended by conventional management guidance. It argues that this evidence is even more alarming in the context of the evolving understanding of fishing and its ecological effects.

October, 2012

The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems

Pikitch, E. K., Rountos, K. J., Essington, T. E., Santora, C., Pauly, D., Watson, R., Sumaila, U. R., Boersma, P. D., Boyd, I. L., Conover, D. O., Cury, P., Heppell, S. S., Houde, E. D., Mangel, M., Plagányi, É., Sainsbury, K., Steneck, R. S., Geers, T. M., Gownaris, N. and Munch, S. B. (2012), The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems. Fish and Fisheries. doi: 10.1111/faf.12004

September, 2012

Catch shares, fisheries, and ecological stewardship: a comparative analysis of resource responses to a rights-based policy instrument.

Essington, T. E., Melnychuk, M. C., Branch, T. A., Heppell, S. S., Jensen, O. P., Link, J. S., Martell, S. J. D., Parma, A. M., Pope, J. G. and Smith, A. D. M. 2012. Catch shares, fisheries, and ecological
stewardship: a comparative analysis of resource responses to a rights-based policy instrument. Conservation Letters, 5: 186–195. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00226.x

June, 2012

From archives to conservation: why historical data are needed to set baselines for marine animals and ecosystems

Intergenerational loss of information about the abundance of exploited species can lead to shifting baselines, which have direct consequences for how species and ecosystems are managed. Historical data provide a means of regaining that information, but they still are not commonly applied in marine conservation and management. McClenachan, L., Ferretti, F. and Baum, J. K. (2012), From archives to conservation: why historical data are needed to set baselines for marine animals and ecosystems. Conservation Letters. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00253.x

June, 2012