All living things depend on their natural environment, either directly or indirectly, for their
high quality of life, growth, nutrition, and development. Due to the fast emissions of …

BACKGROUND Sound is the sensory cue that travels farthest through the ocean and is used
by marine animals, ranging from invertebrates to great whales, to interpret and explore the …

Fish and other aquatic foods (blue foods) present an opportunity for more sustainable diets,.
Yet comprehensive comparison has been limited due to sparse inclusion of blue foods in …

The global ocean has warmed substantially over the past century, with far-reaching
implications for marine ecosystems. Concurrent with long-term persistent warming, discrete …

Coastal zones, the world's most densely populated regions, are increasingly threatened by
climate change stressors—rising and warming seas, intensifying storms and droughts, and …

Humans interact with the oceans in diverse and profound ways. The scope, magnitude,
footprint and ultimate cumulative impacts of human activities can threaten ocean ecosystems …

Considerable attention has been directed at understanding the consequences and impacts
of long-term anthropogenic climate change. Discrete, climatically extreme events such as …

Human pressures on the ocean are thought to be increasing globally, yet we know little
about their patterns of cumulative change, which pressures are most responsible for change …

Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate
change,. Mitigation requires the identification and protection of Areas of Ecological …

Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) has gained international popularity in recent
years, but the lack of consensus on its definition has precluded the use of a universal …