Search Results - "Jessica J Meeuwig"

The Power and the Pitfalls of Large-scale, Unreplicated Natural Experiments by Barley, Shanta C., Meeuwig, Jessica J.

“…Large-scale, unreplicated natural experiments (LUNEs) have a unique power to test hypotheses at ecologically realistic scales and have delivered insights of…”
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Modern slavery and the race to fish by Tickler, David, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Bryant, Katharine, David, Fiona, Forrest, John A. H., Gordon, Elise, Larsen, Jacqueline Joudo, Oh, Beverly, Pauly, Daniel, Sumaila, Ussif R., Zeller, Dirk

“…Marine fisheries are in crisis, requiring twice the fishing effort of the 1950s to catch the same quantity of fish, and with many fleets operating beyond…”
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Remote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the Indo-Pacific by Letessier, Tom B, Mouillot, David, Bouchet, Phil J, Vigliola, Laurent, Fernandes, Marjorie C, Thompson, Chris, Boussarie, Germain, Turner, Jemma, Juhel, Jean-Baptiste, Maire, Eva, Caley, M Julian, Koldewey, Heather J, Friedlander, Alan, Sala, Enric, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Since the 1950s, industrial fisheries have expanded globally, as fishing vessels are required to travel further afield for fishing opportunities. Technological…”
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Sharks are the preferred scraping surface for large pelagic fishes: Possible implications for parasite removal and fitness in a changing ocean by Thompson, Christopher D H, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Mutualistic and commensal interactions can have significant positive impacts on animal fitness and survival. However, behavioural interactions between pelagic…”
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Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From Industry Will Drive the Circular Plastics Economy by Forrest, Andrew, Giacovazzi, Luca, Dunlop, Sarah, Reisser, Julia, Tickler, David, Jamieson, Alan, Meeuwig, Jessica J.

“…Marine plastic pollution is a symptom of an inherently wasteful linear plastic economy, costing us more than US$ 2.2 trillion per year. Of the 6.3 billion…”
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Water temperature and fish growth: otoliths predict growth patterns of a marine fish in a changing climate by Rountrey, Adam N, Coulson, Peter G, Meeuwig, Jessica J, Meekan, Mark

“…Ecological modeling shows that even small, gradual changes in body size in a fish population can have large effects on natural mortality, biomass, and catch…”
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Far from home: Distance patterns of global fishing fleets by Tickler, David, Meeuwig, Jessica J, Palomares, Maria-Lourdes, Pauly, Daniel, Zeller, Dirk

“…Postwar growth of industrial fisheries catch to its peak in 1996 was driven by increasing fleet capacity and geographical expansion. An investigation of the…”
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A Global Analysis of the Relationship between Farmed Seaweed Production and Herbivorous Fish Catch by Hehre, E James, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Globally, farmed seaweed production is expanding rapidly in shallow marine habitats. While seaweed farming provides vital income to millions of artisanal…”
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Environmental influences on patterns of vertical movement and site fidelity of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at aggregation sites by Vianna, Gabriel M S, Meekan, Mark G, Meeuwig, Jessica J, Speed, Conrad W

“…We used acoustic telemetry to describe the patterns of vertical movement, site fidelity and residency of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) on the…”
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Colour change and colour phases in Lethrinidae with insights into ecology by Widmann, Myriam E., Elden, Sean, Meeuwig, Jessica J.

“…Colour change is used by a wide range of animals. It is used for intra‐ and interspecific communication and crypsis, and can occur on morphological and…”
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Remote seamounts are key conservation priorities for pelagic wildlife by Thompson, Christopher D. H., Meeuwig, Jessica J., Friedlander, Alan M., Sala, Enric

“…Declines in pelagic wildlife weaken ecosystem functioning, drive biodiversity loss, and undermine food security and economic stability for many of the world's…”
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Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms as Novel Ecosystems: A Global Perspective by van Elden, Sean, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Hobbs, Richard J., Hemmi, Jan M.

“…Offshore oil and platforms are found on continental shelves throughout the world’s oceans. Over the course of their decades-long life-spans, these platforms…”
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Acoustic telemetry validates a citizen science approach for monitoring sharks on coral reefs by Vianna, Gabriel M S, Meekan, Mark G, Bornovski, Tova H, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Citizen science is promoted as a simple and cost-effective alternative to traditional approaches for the monitoring of populations of marine megafauna…”
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The vertical distribution of fish on two offshore oil platforms by Tothill, Thomas, Meeuwig, Jessica J., van Elden, Sean

“…Knowledge of platform ecology is necessary to best inform decommissioning practice. Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video is often collected during standard…”
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Diet and condition of mesopredators on coral reefs in relation to shark abundance by Barley, Shanta C, Meekan, Mark G, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Reef sharks may influence the foraging behaviour of mesopredatory teleosts on coral reefs via both risk effects and competitive exclusion. We used a "natural…”
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Crossing latitudes--long-distance tracking of an apex predator by Ferreira, Luciana C, Thums, Michele, Meeuwig, Jessica J, Vianna, Gabriel M S, Stevens, John, McAuley, Rory, Meekan, Mark G

“…Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are apex predators occurring in most tropical and warm temperate marine ecosystems, but we know relatively little of their…”
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Drivers of abundance and spatial distribution of reef-associated sharks in an isolated atoll reef system by Tickler, David M, Letessier, Tom B, Koldewey, Heather J, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…We investigated drivers of reef shark demography across a large and isolated marine protected area, the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Reserve, using…”
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Offshore platforms as novel ecosystems: A case study from Australia’s Northwest Shelf by van Elden, Sean, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Hobbs, Richard J.

“…The decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms typically involves removing some or all of the associated infrastructure and the consequent destruction…”
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Similarities between line fishing and baited stereo-video estimations of length-frequency: novel application of Kernel Density Estimates by Langlois, Timothy J, Fitzpatrick, Benjamin R, Fairclough, David V, Wakefield, Corey B, Hesp, S Alex, McLean, Dianne L, Harvey, Euan S, Meeuwig, Jessica J

“…Age structure data is essential for single species stock assessments but length-frequency data can provide complementary information. In south-western…”
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Reconstructing past fisheries catches for large pelagic species in the Indian Ocean by Heidrich, Kristina N., Meeuwig, Jessica J., Zeller, Dirk

“…Comprehensive catch data are fundamental to support the sustainable management of large pelagic fisheries. However, catch data reported by the Indian Ocean…”
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