There is an urgent need to synthesise and compare pelagic sampling methods to determine how they can best support and strengthen the empirical evidence base available for implementing marine monitoring programmes. The aim of the present report is to provide a comparative assessment of commonly used pelagic sampling methods …
The ability of a model to predict biodiversity metrics in novel environments is termed ‘transferability’, and models with high transferability will be the most useful. We synthesise recent advances in biodiversity model transfers to facilitate increased understanding of what underpins successful model transferability, demonstrating that a consistent approach has so far been lacking …
We compiled 10 years of commercial fishing records from the Sea Around Us Project and derived relative abundance indices from standardized catch rates. We used these indices to map pelagic hotspots over a 0.5 deg. grid …
The incidental capture of wildlife in fishing gear presents a global conservation challenge. As a baseline to inform assessments of the impact of bycatch on bottlenose dolphins …
Our most sincere congratulations go to Dr. Phil Bouchet who was conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for his thesis entitled “Submarine topography as a predictor of mobile predator hotspots: Relevance and applications to conservation planning in the pelagic ocean”.
Tuna, billfish, and oceanic sharks [hereafter referred to as ‘mobile oceanic fishes and sharks’ (MOFS)] are characterisedby conservative life-history strategies and highly migratory behaviour across large, transnational ranges. Intense exploitation over …