Search Results - "Branch, Trevor A"
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Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-01-2020)“…Marine fish stocks are an important part of the world food system and are particularly important for many of the poorest people of the world. Most existing…”
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Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-05-2016)“…Data from 4,713 fisheries worldwide, representing 78% of global reported fish catch, are analyzed to estimate the status, trends, and benefits of alternative…”
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Early effects of COVID‐19 on US fisheries and seafood consumption
Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-01-2021)“…The US seafood sector is susceptible to shocks, both because of the seasonal nature of many of its domestic fisheries and its global position as a top importer…”
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Examining common assumptions about recruitment: a meta‐analysis of recruitment dynamics for worldwide marine fisheries
Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-12-2015)“…Assumptions about the future productivity of a stock are necessary to calculate sustainable catches in fisheries management. Fisheries scientists often assume…”
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Contrasting Global Trends in Marine Fishery Status Obtained from Catches and from Stock Assessments
Published in Conservation biology (01-08-2011)“…There are differences in perception of the status of fisheries around the world that may partly stem from how data on trends in catches over time have been…”
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Global fishery development patterns are driven by profit but not trophic level
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-07-2010)“…Successful ocean management needs to consider not only fishing impacts but drivers of harvest. Consolidating post-1950 global catch and economic data, we…”
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The trophic fingerprint of marine fisheries
Published in Nature (London) (18-11-2010)“…Biodiversity indicators provide a vital window on the state of the planet, guiding policy development and management. The most widely adopted marine indicator…”
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Impacts of ocean acidification on marine seafood
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-03-2013)“…Ocean acidification is a series of chemical reactions due to increased CO2 emissions. The resulting lower pH impairs the senses of reef fishes and reduces…”
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Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (31-07-2009)“…After a long history of overexploitation, increasing efforts to restore marine ecosystems and rebuild fisheries are under way. Here, we analyze current trends…”
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Simultaneous quantification of aquatic ecosystem metabolism and reaeration using a Bayesian statistical model of oxygen dynamics
Published in Limnology and oceanography (01-05-2010)“…We present a Bayesian statistical model of diel oxygen dynamics in aquatic ecosystems to simultaneously estimate gross primary production, ecosystem…”
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Seasonal and geographic variation of southern blue whale subspecies in the Indian Ocean
Published in PloS one (13-08-2013)“…Understanding the seasonal movements and distribution patterns of migratory species over ocean basin scales is vital for appropriate conservation and…”
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Controlled experiment finds no detectable citation bump from Twitter promotion
Published in PloS one (20-03-2024)“…Multiple studies across a variety of scientific disciplines have shown that the number of times that a paper is shared on Twitter (now called X) is correlated…”
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Diverse baleen whale acoustic occurrence around two sub-Antarctic islands: A tale of residents and visitors
Published in Scientific reports (17-09-2024)“…Knowledge on the occurrence and behaviour of baleen whales around sub-Antarctic regions is limited, and usually based on short, seasonal sighting research from…”
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Do ship strikes threaten the recovery of endangered eastern North Pacific blue whales?
Published in Marine mammal science (01-01-2015)“…Blue whales were targeted in the North Pacific from 1905–1971 and are listed as endangered by the IUCN. Despite decades without whaling, abundance estimates…”
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Migratory movements of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) between Australia and Indonesia as revealed by satellite telemetry
Published in PloS one (01-04-2014)“…In Australian waters during the austral summer, pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) occur predictably in two distinct feeding areas off…”
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The dynamics of fish populations at low abundance and prospects for rebuilding and recovery
Published in ICES journal of marine science (01-10-2014)“…Abstract Previous meta-analysis of spawner–recruit relationships suggested that depensatory behaviour is uncommon, and stocks pushed to low abundance are…”
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Environmental conditions and marine heatwaves influence blue whale foraging and reproductive effort
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-02-2023)“…Animal behavior is motivated by the fundamental need to feed and reproduce, and these behaviors can be inferred from spatiotemporal variations in biological…”
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Effects of biological, economic and management factors on tuna and billfish stock status
Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-01-2017)“…Commercial tunas and billfishes (swordfish, marlins and sailfish) provide considerable catches and income in both developed and developing countries. These…”
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Overcoming long Bayesian run times in integrated fisheries stock assessments
Published in ICES journal of marine science (01-12-2019)“…Abstract Bayesian inference is an appealing alternative to maximum likelihood estimation, but estimation can be prohibitively long for integrated fisheries…”
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Competing conservation objectives for predators and prey: estimating killer whale prey requirements for Chinook salmon
Published in PloS one (09-11-2011)“…Ecosystem-based management (EBM) of marine resources attempts to conserve interacting species. In contrast to single-species fisheries management, EBM aims to…”
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