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Spatial–temporal analysis of the effects of hydropower plants over the artisanal fishing in the middle Madeira region, Southwest Amazon
The present work seeks to characterize the fish landings in the period pre and post-installation of the “Santo Antônio” hydroelectric and analyze its...
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Disentangling the effects of fishing and temperature to explain increasing fish species richness in the North Sea
Climate change and fishing have impacted marine species richness ( R ) at global and local scales. It has previously been shown that R of the fish...
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The effects of artificial light at night on the foraging activity of Japanese eels: implications of recreational fishing data
There is growing concern about the potential impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the ecology of various taxonomic groups and their...
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Implications of the WTO and EU fuel taxation reforms for a European fishing fleet: effects, side-effects and alternative approaches from an input–output analysis of the Galician (northwest Spain) fleet
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and European Union (EU) have both put forward tax reforms that impact fisheries’ fuel costs, which are similar in...
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Predator-avoidance behaviour of target and non-target temperate reef fishes is lower in areas protected from fishing
The effects of hunting on predator-avoidance behaviour are increasingly being recognised on land but have received less attention in marine systems....
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The effects of variables on the success of Thunnus thynnus fishing in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
This research focuses on the relationships between fishing success and various influential factors by using a statistical model based on observed...
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Abandoned, lost, and otherwise discarded fishing gear in world’s inland fisheries
Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a problem that is increasingly of concern to global fisheries resources and the aquatic...
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Blue economy: industrialisation and coastal fishing livelihoods in Ghana
The growing focus on the blue economy is accelerating industrial fishing in many parts of the world. This intensification is affecting the...
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Addressing the dichotomy of fishing and climate in fishery management with the FishClim model
The relative influence of fishing and Climate-Induced Environmental Change (CIEC) on long-term fluctuations in exploited fish stocks has been...
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Spatial disparity of fishing activities overlap** the abrupt shifts for marine net primary production
Marine net primary productivity (NPP) plays an important role in regulating marine ecosystem processes, determining marine carbon sinks and...
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Machine-learning and thresholding algorithms to automatically predict fishing effort of small-scale trawl fishery
To assess fishery resources, it is necessary to easily obtain information on catch per unit effort, which is a resource indicator. In this study, two...
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Fishing and recording dead fish by citizen scientists contribute valuable data on south American ray-finned fish diversity
Citizen-collected data are used to describe ecological patterns and to obtain information about the distribution and trends of fauna and flora to...
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Fishing as a livelihood, a way of life, or just a job: considering the complexity of “fishing communities” in research and policy
In the scientific literature on fisheries, the concept of community is often used broadly to indicate a place-based group whose members are dedicated...
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A tangled web: global review of fishing interactions with rhino rays
Rhino rays (Order Rhinopristiformes) are one of the most threatened vertebrate groups. Despite overfishing being recognised as the greatest threat to...
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Small-scale fishing has affected abundance and size distributions of deepwater snappers and groupers in the MesoAmerican region
Deepwater fisheries in the Caribbean Sea are poorly studied and mostly unmanaged, despite their importance to local economies and food security. In...
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing accounts for 20% of the world catch and up to 50% in some areas. This industry often uses bonded...
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A paradigm shift: using catch and abundance indices to assess the impact of tuna purse seiner FAD and FSC fishing on the stock status of little tunny in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean’s little tunny is a priority for research by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Limited...
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Exploring economic optimum fishing efforts: a case of Japanese swordfish longline fishery
An empirically estimated harvest function for an off-shore longline fishing vessel is integrated with a demand model for swordfish, and costs. This...
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Indigenous fishers’ knowledge on fish behavior, fishing practices and climatic conditions in a conservation priority coastal ecosystem in the Caspian Sea
Besides modern and exogenous knowledge, traditional and Indigenous knowledge of local communities are also needed for proper management and...
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Bioremediation of petroleum refinery wastewater by fungal stains isolated from the fishing harbour of Bizerte (Mediterranean Sea)
The study was conducted in order to explore the potential of fungi isolated from surface and bottom seawater collected from the fishing harbour of...
