Humanity has never benefited more from the ocean as a source of food, livelihoods, and
well-being, yet on a global scale this has been accompanied by trajectories of degradation …

Small pelagic fishes are used for human consumption, fishmeal and fish oil. They constitute
25% of global fish catch and have been of considerable conservation concern because of …

Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is the state‐of‐the‐art approach for testing and
comparing management strategies in a way that accounts for multiple sources of uncertainty …

Recovery of depleted fish stocks is an important goal for fisheries management and crucial
to sustain important ecosystem functions as well as global food security. Successful recovery …

Scleractinian coral populations are in global decline, and successful recruitment is
fundamental to community persistence and recovery, but recruitment may vary by coral …

Small pelagic fishes occupy an important trophic role in every global aquatic ecosystem, and
many species are heavily exploited by fisheries, including some of the largest and most …

Forage fish form a critical trophic link in marine ecosystems, and yet, for many species, there
is limited information available. As nations move from single species stock assessments to …

Biomass limit reference points are widely used in fisheries management and define the
biomass threshold (BT) below which stock productivity (ie recruitment) is likely to be …

Forage fishes comprise an integral part of marine food webs in the highly productive
ecosystems of the North Pacific. However, significant knowledge gaps exist related to the …

Pacific and Atlantic herring populations (genus Clupea) commonly experience episodic
collapse and recovery. Recovery time durations are of great importance for the sustainability …