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Quantifying spatiotemporal variation of nearshore forage fish schools with aerial surveys in Prince William Sound, Alaska Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Daniel Donnelly, Mayumi Arimitsu, Scott Pegau, John Piatt
ObjectiveChanges in abundance and distribution of schooling forage fish, such as the Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterus and Pacific Herring Clupea pallasii, can be difficult to document using traditional boat‐based methods, especially in the shallow, nearshore habitats frequented by these species. In contrast, nearshore fish schools are easily observed and quantified from aircraft when light and
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Shellfish aquaculture farms as foraging habitat for nearshore fishes and crabs Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Karl B. Veggerby, Mark D. Scheuerell, Beth L. Sanderson, Peter M. Kiffney, Bridget E. Ferriss
ObjectiveOyster reefs across North America have declined precipitously over the past 140 years. In Washington State, Olympia oyster Ostrea lurida reefs historically provided water filtration and nearshore structural habitat for fishes and invertebrates, but this species is now functionally extinct across its historical range. In place of these naturally occurring reefs, shellfish farms consisting mainly
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-05
Cover image: Roger Tabor/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region Cover description: Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch in the Big Quilcene River
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Seasonality, distribution, and harvest trends of Crevalle Jack in Texas Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Ethan Getz, Lily Walker, Catherine Eckert, Charles Downey
ObjectiveCrevalle Jack Caranx hippos are important coastal predators and support an increasingly popular catch‐and‐release sport fishery. However, population declines have recently been perceived by stakeholders in parts of the species' range. Here, we aimed to provide distribution and harvest trends for Crevalle Jack in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.MethodsLong‐term fishery‐independent and fishery‐dependent
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Quantifying impacts of harbor seal Phoca vitulina predation on juvenile Coho Salmon in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Benjamin W. Nelson, Murdoch K. McAllister, Andrew W. Trites, Austen C. Thomas, Carl J. Walters
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch provide an important resource for recreational, commercial, and Indigenous fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. The goal of this study was to improve our understanding of how marine mammal predation may be impacting the survival and productivity of Coho Salmon in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Specifically, we quantified the impact of harbor seal Phoca vitulina
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Female age at maturity and fecundity in Atlantic Striped Bass Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Simon C. Brown, Angela M. Giuliano, Beth A. Versak
Female age at maturity and fecundity for the Atlantic stock of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis were estimated using histological methods and image analysis.
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Depredation rates and spatial overlap between Great Hammerheads and Tarpon in a recreational fishing hot spot Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Grace A. Casselberry, Gregory B. Skomal, Lucas P. Griffin, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Alex Filous, Peter E. Holder, Joseph Dello Russo, Campbell Morgan, Jeff Kneebone, Aaron J. Adams, Steven J. Cooke, Andy J. Danylchuk
Shark depredation, the full or partial consumption of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed, is an increasing source of human–wildlife conflict in recreational fisheries. Reports of shark depredation in the catch-and-release Tarpon (also known as Atlantic Tarpon) Megalops atlanticus fishery in the Florida Keys are increasing, specifically in Bahia Honda, a recreational fishing hot spot and a
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Spatial analysis of fishing tows with Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to inform offshore wind layouts Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Stephen Drew, Martin Wolterding, Andrew Rawson, Jason Drew
The coexistence of fisheries and offshore wind depends in part on the feasibility of fishing within turbine arrays. This paper explores the value of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to measure tows of commercial trawl and dredge vessels as quantitative indications of their spatial characteristics to inform offshore wind assessments.
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Age, growth, and mortality of King Mackerel in the western Gulf of Mexico Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Kesley G. Banks, Matthew K. Streich, Gregory W. Stunz
Temporal and spatial variation in growth can have significant implications for the assessment and management of exploited populations. Therefore, the age and growth of King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla were estimated for the western Gulf of Mexico, where there are large gaps in the available data.
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-09
Cover image: © Leonardo Gonzalez/Shutterstock Cover description: Mobula sp. in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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Reviewer acknowledgments Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-07
The editors and editorial board thank the following people who contributed technical reviews of manuscripts submitted to Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science during the year ending November 30, 2023. Robert Allman Julie Anderson Lively Joel Anderson Christine Angelini Ronaldo Angelini Michael D. Arendt Charles Bangley Partho Protim Barman Vandick Batista David Bethoney
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Red Snapper connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Ana C. Vaz, Mandy Karnauskas, Matthew Smith, LaTreese S. Denson, Claire B. Paris, Matthieu Le Hénaff, Kate Siegfried
Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus is a valued, heavily exploited fish species in the Gulf of Mexico. The species is distributed over a wide variety of habitats through its life history, and current evidence suggests moderate to high site fidelity, with particularly small home ranges and high residency times when fish are associated with reef structures. Given these life history traits, it is not surprising
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Sometimes (often?) responses to multiple stressors can be predicted from single-stressor effects: A case study using an agent-based population model of croaker in the Gulf of Mexico Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Kenneth A. Rose
Rapid changes in the world's oceans make assessment of fish population responses to multiple stressors, especially on scales relevant to management, increasingly important. I used an existing agent-based, spatially explicit model of Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus in the northern Gulf of Mexico to examine how temperature, hypoxia, and ocean acidification, singly and in combinations, affect
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Action science in practice: Co-production of a decision support tool visualizing effects of nutrient and hypoxia reduction goals on fisheries species Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Michelle Shaffer, Sara Mariott, Kristy A. Lewis, Joe Buszowski, Kim de Mutsert
The Gulf of Mexico hosts some of the most productive fisheries in the United States, whereas the same region is known to experience environmental stressors, such as summer hypoxia. Ecosystem models have been developed for the Gulf of Mexico to determine how hypoxia affects living marine resources, but these models and their output are not always easy to access or interpret by managers, thereby decreasing
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A unified framework and terminology for reproductive traits integral to understanding fish population productivity Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri, Nancy J. Brown-Peterson, David M. Wyanski, Heather E. Moncrief-Cox, Kevin J. Kolmos, Hayden S. Menendez, Beverly K. Barnett, Claudia Friess
This paper highlights the complexity of marine fish spawner–recruit systems and how they vary across species and ecosystems while providing a universal terminology and framework to evaluate fish reproduction. We emphasize the gonadal development important to assess maturity, fecundity, where and when fish spawn, and transition and sex assignment in protogynous species.
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Climate effects on the timing of Maryland Striped Bass spawning runs Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Angela Giuliano
Chesapeake Bay water temperatures have increased through time, and under various climate change scenarios they are projected to increase by an additional 2–6°C by the end of the 21st century. Previous work has shown that water temperatures are the primary trigger for Striped Bass Morone saxatilis spawning.
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Local ecological knowledge (LEK) suggests overfishing and sequential depletion of Peruvian coastal groundfish Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Fabio Castagnino, Rodrigo A. Estévez, Matías Caillaux, Ximena Velez-Zuazo, Stefan Gelcich
Fish populations targeted by recreational and artisanal fisheries remain largely unassessed in low- and middle-income countries. This generally results in a lack of regulatory action from government agencies, thus aggravating the risk of overfishing. In this context, sources of historical information, such as local ecological knowledge (LEK), are key to providing insight on the status of fish populations
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-02
Cover image: U.S. Forest Service Alaska Region/Robin Mulvey Cover description: kelp forest along the coastline of Glacier Bay National Park
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Fish distribution in three dimensions around the Block Island Wind Farm as observed with conventional and volumetric echosounders Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 J. Michael Jech, Andrew Lipsky, Patrick Moran, Guillaume Matte, Gabriel Diaz
Offshore wind development is expected to expand rapidly along the East Coast of the United States within the next 10 years and will impact the biology and ecology of the flora and fauna as well as human activities, such as commercial and recreational fishing. The Block Island Wind Farm is a five-turbine, 30-MW wind array located about 6 km off the coast of Rhode Island and has been in operation since
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The reproductive biology and fecundity of female Atlantic Menhaden Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Robert J. Latour, James Gartland, Amy M. Schueller
Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus support fisheries that yield the largest landings by volume on the U.S. East Coast and fulfill a critical ecological role as a forage species. The spawning reference point of the stock assessment model that is routinely applied to this species requires information on total annual fecundity. The goal of this study was to generate a contemporary, histology-based
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Rapid approach for assessing an unregulated fishery using a series of data-limited tools Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Carissa L. Gervasi, Mandy Karnauskas, Adyan Rios, Rolando O. Santos, W. Ryan James, Ryan J. Rezek, Jennifer S. Rehage
Fisheries provide countless benefits to human populations but face many threats ranging from climate change to overfishing. Despite these threats and an increase in fishing pressure globally, most stocks remain unassessed and data limited. An abundance of data-limited assessment methods exists, but each has different data requirements, caveats, and limitations. Furthermore, developing informative model
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Growth, distribution, and mortality of Light Dusky Rockfish and Harlequin Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Todd T. TenBrink, Christopher K. Gburski, Charles E. Hutchinson
Along the Aleutian Islands, Light Dusky Rockfish Sebastes variabilis and Harlequin Rockfish S. variegatus are two of the more abundant species within the “Other Rockfish” management complex of this region. Many Sebastes spp. are assessed in multispecies complexes due to a lack of basic biological information to inform management. In an effort to address data gaps, we investigated age, growth, and natural
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Constructing a baseline groundfish trawl survey for an offshore windfarm development area Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Kevin D. E. Stokesbury, Kyle Cassidy, Travis M. Lowery
Large-scale offshore windfarms are proposed along the U.S. Northeast coast; the first is the Vineyard Wind lease area, which is planned for construction in 2023. During the fall of 2018, an experimental bottom trawl survey in the Vineyard Wind lease area and adjacent control area was conducted to collect preliminary estimates of fish assemblage composition, density, and size distribution.
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Working with community fishers to determine the spawning seasonality of two commonly targeted jack species Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Cassandra Pardee, John Wiley, Taylor Fendrick
To determine the spawning seasonality of two highly targeted jacks (Carangidae; Giant Trevally [known in Hawai’i as ulua aukea] Caranx ignobilis and Bluefin Trevally [known in Hawai’i as ‘ōmilu] Caranx melampygus) within Hawai’i through a collaborative effort with local fishers.
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Perspective comes with time: What do long-term egg and juvenile indices say about Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass productivity? Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 James H. Uphoff
Three hypotheses about poor recruitment and collapse of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis in Chesapeake Bay during the 1970s and 1980s (excessive larval mortality related to water quality, recruitment overfishing, or a combination) emerged from intense investigations during the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. Stock collapse during the 1970s and 1980s and recovery in 1995 were largely attributed to fishing
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Bycatch reduction devices exclude diamondback terrapins and maintain blue crab catch in two Virginia tidal creeks Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Madeline B. Reinsel, Michael A. Gibson, Natalie M. Klesch, Randolph M. Chambers
The diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin is frequently caught as bycatch in both commercial and recreational blue crab Callinectes sapidus fisheries throughout its range along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. Bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) are plastic or wire rectangles mounted in the entrance funnels of crab traps, designed to exclude terrapins while still allowing crabs to enter
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Waiting for the right time and tide: The fine-scale migratory behavior of river herring in two coastal New England streams Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Christopher B. Rillahan, Pingguo He
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus and Blueback Herring A. aestivalis, collectively referred to as river herring, are anadromous clupeids inhabiting the North American Atlantic coast. Although the seasonal patterns of their spawning migration are well studied and predictable, the fine-scale movements are still poorly resolved.
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Collapsed oyster populations in large Florida estuaries appear resistant to restoration using traditional cultching methods—Insights from ongoing efforts in multiple systems Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 W. E. Pine, J. Brucker, M. Davis, S. Geiger, R. Gandy, A. Shantz, T. Stewart Merrill, E. V. Camp
Depressed eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico have been the target of numerous post-Deepwater Horizon restoration projects. These projects primarily have focused on replacing oyster cultch (substrate) to promote spat settlement, increase recruitment, and bolster adult oyster populations. This study assessed the outcomes of six such efforts, which used different
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Juvenile Striped Bass consume diverse prey in Chesapeake Bay tributaries Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-08 Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan, Robert Aguilar, Ruth DiMaria, Keira Heggie, Troy D. Tuckey, Mary C. Fabrizio, Matthew B. Ogburn
Anadromous Striped Bass Morone saxatilis are dominant predators in estuaries and coastal areas along the U.S. Atlantic coast, with the potential to exert top-down control on prey populations. Although Striped Bass diets have been studied previously, spatiotemporal patterns of diet across ontogeny remain poorly understood, especially for young fish in shallow nursery habitats.
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Rapid changes in age structure, mortality, and escapement accompanied stock recovery of the estuarine Red Drum population of Texas Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Joel Anderson, Mark Fisher, Roberta Weixelman, Nicolette Beeken
We analyzed a fishery-independent catch time series in the context of predicted historical age structure of Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus for the years 1980–2019. This time series roughly coincided with closure of the commercial fishery in Texas (in 1981) and federal waters (in 1987). Changes in size and age were used to estimate changes in mortality and offshore escapement.
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American lobster and Jonah crab populations inside and outside the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, USA Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Stephen A. Arnott, Michael P. Long, Aubrey Ellertson, N. David Bethoney
There is international pressure to increase the worldwide expanse of marine protected areas (MPAs). However, MPAs often lack preexisting long-term biological baselines, which are essential for assessing MPA effects and for refining the conservation and socioeconomic benefits they confer to society. Our study addresses this issue by establishing demographic baselines for two commercially important species
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The initial assessment of an important pelagic fish, Mackerel Scad, in the South China Sea using data-poor length-based methods Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Youwei Xu, Peng Zhang, Sher Khan Panhwar, Jie Li, Lei Yan, Zuozhi Chen, Kui Zhang
Scads Decapterus spp. occur widely throughout tropical, subtropical, and temperate oceans and are both economically and ecologically important species. They are among the main commercial fish species caught by the light falling-net fishery in the South China Sea, which is dominated by Mackerel Scad Decapterus macarellus and Shortfin Scad D. macrosoma. Stock assessment is an approach used to guide effective
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Predatory impacts of invasive Blue Catfish in an Atlantic coast estuary Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Corbin D. Hilling, Joseph D. Schmitt, Yan Jiao, Donald J. Orth
Predatory invasive fishes may consume species of management interest and alter food webs. Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus is a large-bodied, salinity-tolerant species that exhibits broad diet breadth and preys on species of both conservation concern and fisheries management interest. To better understand the ecological consequences of the establishment of Blue Catfish fisheries, estimates of predatory
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12
Cover image: © Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Cover description: female Jonah crab Cancer borealis with eggs
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Application of a catch multiple survey analysis for Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus in the Delaware Bay Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Kristen A. Anstead, John A. Sweka, Linda Barry, Eric M. Hallerman, David R. Smith, Natalie Ameral, Michael Schmidtke, Richard A. Wong
This paper applies a catch multiple survey analysis (CMSA) to Atlantic horseshoe crabs Limulus polyphemus in the Delaware Bay to generate robust population estimates for harvest management. Currently, horseshoe crabs along the U.S. Atlantic coast are harvested as bait for other fisheries and collected for their blood, which is used in a biomedical industry. The Delaware Bay is home to the largest population
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Data-limited fishery assessment methods shed light on the exploitation history and population dynamics of Endangered Species Act-listed Yelloweye Rockfish in Puget Sound, Washington Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Markus A. Min, Jason Cope, Dayv Lowry, James Selleck, Daniel Tonnes, Kelly Andrews, Robert Pacunski, Andrea Hennings, Mark D. Scheuerell
The distinct population segment (DPS) of Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus inhabiting the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2010, and a formal recovery plan for the DPS was published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries in 2017. In this recovery plan, the biological criteria for delisting or downlisting were specified as certain
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Integrating assemblage structure and habitat mapping data into the design of a multispecies reef fish survey Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Theodore S. Switzer, Sean F. Keenan, Kevin A. Thompson, Colin P. Shea, Anthony R. Knapp, Matthew D. Campbell, Brandi Noble, Chris Gardner, Mary C. Christman
Since 2010, three spatially disjunct reef fish video surveys have provided fishery-independent data critical to the assessment and management of reef fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Although analytical approaches have recently been developed to integrate data from these surveys into a single measure of relative abundance and size composition, a more parsimonious approach would be to integrate survey
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-14
Cover image: Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region Cover description: diver and manta ray (family Mobulidae) swimming above the coral reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Protected species considerations for ocean planning: A case study for offshore wind energy development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Nicholas A. Farmer, Lance P. Garrison, Jenny A. Litz, Joel G. Ortega-Ortiz, Gina Rappucci, Paul M. Richards, Jessica R. Powell, Dana M. Bethea, Jonathan A. Jossart, Alyssa L. Randall, Mariana E. Steen, Tershara N. Matthews, James A. Morris
Ocean planning provides opportunities for managers to evaluate tradeoffs among environmental, social, economic, cultural, and management considerations in the development of place-based activities. Early integration of mobile protected species considerations into ocean planning reduces the likelihood of future resource conflict. Transparency and problem solving with potential conflicts in mind during
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Science Priorities for Offshore Wind and Fisheries Research in the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Ecosystem: Perspectives from Scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Elizabeth T. Methratta, Angela Silva, Andrew Lipsky, Kathryn Ford, Douglas Christel, Lisa Pfeiffer
Offshore wind development (OWD) is set to expand rapidly in the United States as a component of the nation's effort to combat climate change. Offshore wind development in the United States is slated to begin in the Greater Atlantic region, where it is expected to interact with ocean ecology, human dimensions, fisheries data collections, and fisheries management. Understanding these interactions is
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Southern Flounder Life History Diversity and Contributions to Fisheries from Differing Estuarine Salinity Zones Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Jared K. Chrisp, T. Reid Nelson, Dana K. Sackett, Troy M. Farmer
Otolith chemistry is a useful natural tracer for discerning habitat-use of estuarine fishes. For Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma, recent otolith chemistry studies have revealed a diversity of residency patterns across salinity gradients. However, the contribution of recruits with specific residency patterns to fisheries is poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to (1) use otolith
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Social and Ecological Impacts of Fire to Coastal Fisheries: A Study of the Kenai River Fishery (Alaska, USA) Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Chase C. Lamborn, Jordan W. Smith
In a rapidly changing environment where fires are becoming more frequent and severe, scientists and managers need information and tools to enhance understanding of the numerous ways in which fire can affect fisheries. We used Ostrom's social–ecological systems framework to structure the development and refinement of fuzzy cognitive maps with stakeholders across the Kenai River fishery in Alaska, USA
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Economic Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Fishing Industries: Perspectives, Methods, and Knowledge Gaps Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-04 Marina Chaji, Samantha Werner
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are rapidly developing as an alternative energy source globally and in the Greater Atlantic region of the United States. Despite the pace of development, there are still many uncertainties surrounding best practices in assessing the economic impacts of offshore wind on regional fishing industries. This work aims to provide an overview and assessment of industry perceptions
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Demography of Oysters Pre- and Postcollapse in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, Using Stage-Based Counts Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Fred A. Johnson, Edward V. Camp, Ryan Gandy, William E. Pine
The collapse of oyster populations and the fisheries they support has been a worldwide phenomenon, but studies of oyster demography in situ prior to and after the collapse have been rare. We used time series of stage-based counts of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, to help understand how abundance and demographic rates may have changed in the decade after the 2012
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Effects of Estuarine Environmental Heterogeneity on the Habitat of Gobiidea Species Larvae Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Lu Zhai, Zengguang Li, Rong Wan, Siquan Tian, Pengbo Song, Jun Lin
In aquatic ecosystems around the world, gobies comprise one of the most diverse groups of fishes in estuaries. The Yangtze River estuary, the biggest estuary in the western Pacific, is a major habitat for larval gobies, with the peak spawning and breeding season occurring during late spring and summer. To investigate the adaptation mechanism of larval gobies to environmental factors, three models (a
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-07
Cover image: CC BY-SA 2.0 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Exploration Cover description: cutthroat eel (family Synaphobranchidae) seen at 1,505 m, 50 nautical mi south of Wake Atoll
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Postrelease Mortality of Angled Tarpon in Puerto Rico Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Laura B. Horowitz, Peter J. Allen, J. Wesley Neal, Sandra B. Correa
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus is a popular and economically important inshore sport fish in Puerto Rico, and the pursuit of this species by local anglers and tourists contributes to the economy. This species is managed as a no-take fishery, which aims to preserve populations by catching and releasing fish that would otherwise be subjected to harvest and removal from the population. The approach assumes
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Minimally Invasive Collection of Biometric Data Including Maturation Stage on European Eel Using Photography Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Leander Höhne, Jan-Dag Pohlmann, Marko Freese
In response to the severe decline of the European Eel Anguilla anguilla stock in recent decades, various data frameworks and research efforts toward improved management rely on the availability of site-specific biometric data. At the same time, scientists are obligated to minimize the negative effects (stress, harm, and sacrifice) of their samplings on individuals and the population without compromising
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Trends in Area of Occurrence and Biomass of Fish and Macroinvertebrates on the Northeast U.S. Shelf Ecosystem Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Kevin D. Friedland, Kisei R. Tanaka, Szymon Smoliński, Yanjun Wang, Cameron Hodgdon, Mackenzie Mazur, John Wiedenmann, Chandra Goetsch, Daniel E. Pendleton
Climate change can affect the habitat of marine species and hence their persistence and adaptation. Trends in area of occurrence and population biomass were examined for 177 fish and macroinvertebrates resident to the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf ecosystem. Samples of these organisms were taken during a time series of research bottom trawl surveys conducted in the spring and autumn 1976–2019. The
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Effective Stakeholder Engagement for Offshore Wind Energy Development: The State of New York's Fisheries and Environmental Technical Working Groups Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Morgan Brunbauer, Kate McClellan Press, Kathryn A. Williams, Brian K. Dresser, Julia Gulka, Greg Lampman
The offshore wind (OSW) energy industry is rapidly developing in the United States. New federal mandates require at least 30 GW of OSW by 2030. With the largest goal in the eastern United States, the state of New York seeks to advance OSW in a way that is both environmentally and socially responsible as well as cost-effective. To achieve this, New York developed technical working groups (TWGs) in 2017
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Interactive Effects of Climate Change-Induced Range Shifts and Wind Energy Development on Future Economic Conditions of the Atlantic Surfclam Fishery Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Stephanie Stromp, Andrew M. Scheld, John M. Klinck, Daphne M. Munroe, Eric N. Powell, Roger Mann, Sarah Borsetti, Eileen E. Hofmann
Rising water temperatures along the northeastern U.S. continental shelf have resulted in an offshore range shift of the Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima to waters still occupied by ocean quahogs Arctica islandica. Fishers presently are prohibited from landing both Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs in the same catch, thus limiting fishing to locations where the target species can be sorted on
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Forage Fish Species Prefer Habitat within Designated Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the U.S. Northeast Shelf Ecosystem Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Kevin D. Friedland, Evan M. Adams, Chandra Goetsch, Julia Gulka, Damian C. Brady, Everett Rzeszowski, Daniel P. Crear, Sarah Gaichas, Andrew B. Gill, M. Conor McManus, Elizabeth T. Methratta, Janelle L. Morano, Michelle D. Staudinger
As the world develops sources of renewable energy, there is an intensifying interest in offshore wind energy production. The Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf (NES) ecosystem has favorable wind dynamics, with active development of wind energy. In this study, we present species distribution models that consider both occupancy and biomass responses for a broad spectrum of fish and macroinvertebrate taxa
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Vertebral Chemistry Distinguishes Nursery Habitats of Juvenile Shortfin Mako in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Benjamin R. LaFreniere, Oscar Sosa-Nishizaki, Sharon Z. Herzka, Owyn Snodgrass, Heidi Dewar, Nathan Miller, R.J. David Wells, John A. Mohan
Shortfin Mako Isurus oxyrinchus are ecologically and economically important apex predators throughout the global oceans. The eastern North Pacific Ocean contains several coastal nurseries for this species, where juveniles can forage and grow until venturing into offshore pelagic habitats, where seasonal migration and reproduction occurs. Opportunistically sampled vertebrae from both male and female
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Comparing Atlantic Cod Temporal Spawning Dynamics across a Biogeographic Boundary: Insights from Passive Acoustic Monitoring Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Rebecca V. Van Hoeck, Timothy J. Rowell, Micah J. Dean, Aaron N. Rice, Sofie M. Van Parijs
Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua, which are overfished in the United States, are potentially vulnerable to disturbance from offshore wind energy (OWE) construction and operation during their spawning period. While many aspects of Atlantic Cod biology are well studied, little is known of their habitat use and spawning behavior at the extreme southern extent of the species' range. As Atlantic Cod form dense
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-08
Cover image: Douglas Croft/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Cover description: Humpback whale, brown pelicans, and western gulls in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Evaluating Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on Fishing Operations by Comparing Fine- and Coarse-Scale Fishery-Dependent Data Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Lianne M. Allen-Jacobson, Andrew W. Jones, Anna J. Mercer, Steven X. Cadrin, Benjamin Galuardi, Doug Christel, Angela Silva, Andrew Lipsky, Janne B. Haugen
Climate change will disrupt many aspects of the marine environment, with anticipated effects for half of northeastern U.S. fisheries. To mitigate effects of climate change, the United States has designated 90,650 km2 (35,000 mi2) of ocean for offshore wind energy development, but this growing industry could impact fisheries in the region. Hence, there is a need to measure the spatial distribution of
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Fish Assemblages in the Penobscot River: A Decade after Dam Removal Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Kory A. Whittum, Joseph D. Zydlewski, Stephen M. Coghlan, Daniel B. Hayes, Jonathan Watson, Ian Kiraly
The Penobscot River Restoration Project in Maine was a large river rehabilitation project that culminated in the removal of the two lowermost dams and improvements to fish passage on several remaining dams. Fish assemblages were surveyed for 3 years prior to rehabilitation, 3 years after rehabilitation, and 8 years after rehabilitation. Approximately 475 km of shoreline were sampled via boat electrofishing
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Potential Repercussions of Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Northeast United States for the Atlantic Surfclam Survey and Population Assessment Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Sarah Borsetti, Daphne M. Munroe, Andrew M. Scheld, Eric N. Powell, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann
The Atlantic surfclam Spisula solidissima fishery, which spans the U.S. Northeast continental shelf, is among the most exposed to offshore wind energy development impacts because of the overlap of fishing grounds with wind energy lease areas, the hydraulic dredges used by the fishing vessels, and the location of vessel home ports relative to the fishing grounds. The Atlantic surfclam federal assessment
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The Role of Fishery-Independent Bottom Trawl Surveys in Providing Regional and Temporal Context to Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Studies Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Brian Gervelis, Dara H. Wilber, Lorraine Brown, Drew A. Carey
Bottom trawl surveys are commonly used to examine potential effects on fishes and invertebrates from offshore wind (OSW) farms in Europe and in the northeastern United States. Because OSW surveys typically occur over a limited spatial footprint, comparison of OSW monitoring results to long-term fishery-independent surveys may provide a regional and temporal context for OSW data sets. We compared results
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Issue Information Mar. Coast. Fish. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-01-11
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