Fishing provides an essential food source as well as livelihoods for millions of people. Yet many of the world’s fisheries have extremely serious impacts on marine ecosystems and many fisheries are ...

First western Baltic Sea ecosystem model shows that ecosystem-based management increases catches of cod and herring as well as food web resilience to ocean warming Using model simulations, the ...

Despite its benefits and recognition as a keystone practice of ocean stewardship and conservation, adoption of ecosystem-based management has been slow to take hold. To support this change in ocean ...

The paper examines the meaning of ecosystem-based management (EBM) and the ecosystem approach, their definition and implications. It discusses the linkages between EBM, the ecosystem approach and the ...

Traditionally, the impact of human activity on an ecosystem has lacked context when planning restorative ecosystem mitigation and management strategies. Multiple human activities over time and space, ...

Karen Fisher receives funding from the New Zealand Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (C01X1901) through the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge’s Phase II Project 4.2 Options for ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 11, 2021) A Portland State University (PSU) study finds that pesticides from the forestry industry threaten clams, mussels, oysters (bivalves) along the Oregon state coast.

As climate change intensifies, rural communities across Costa Rica are taking concrete steps to reduce risks and adapt to increasing climate pressures. With support from the international program ...

The first ecosystem model that covers the complete food web of the western Baltic Sea predicts how marine life in the region would react to different fisheries scenarios and additional human-induced ...