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Seasonal and circadian patterns of herring gull (Larus smithsoniansus) movements reveal temporal shifts in industry and coastal island interaction.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Gutowsky, S. E. & Baak, J. E. & Craik, S. R. & Mallory, M. L. & Knutson, N. & D'Entremont, A. A. & Allard, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Anthropogenic food subsidies attract opportunistic generalists like gulls in high densities, which may lead to negative impacts on human communities a...

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Seascape connectivity of temperate fishes between estuarine nursery areas and open coastal reefs.

Published online: 04 Aug 2022

Authors: Swadling, D. S. & Knott, N. A. & Taylor, M. D. & Coleman, M. A. & Davis, A. R. & Rees, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While estuaries are considered valuable nurseries for many harvested fish species, little quantitative data exist about the spatial scales over which ...

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Chief Scientist Report 2022: Nature recovery, led by evidence.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Clements, A.

Content type: Reports

This 5th report in the series describes the nature conservation activities and recommendations in the UK in 2022, including developing recommendations...

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Estimating population-specific predation effects on Chinook salmon via data integration.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Sorel, M. H. & Zabel, R. W. & Johnson, D. S. & Rub, A. M. W. & Converse, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent success in the conservation of many marine mammals has resulted in new management challenges due to increasing conflict with fisheries. Increas...

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Expert judgements and public values: preference heterogeneity for protecting ecology in the Swan River, Western Australia.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Rogers, A. A. & Burton, M. P. & Cleland, J. A. & Rolfe, J. & Meeuwig, J. J. & Pannell, D. J.

Content type: Bulletin

Western Australia's Swan River is a complex asset providing environmental, recreational and commercial benefits. Agencies responsible for its manageme...

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Protecting old fish through spatial management: is there a benefit for sustainable exploitation?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Edwards, C. T. T. & Plagányi, É. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spatially defined restrictions on fishing activity are considered to be important for biodiversity conservation in marine ecosystems. However, it is u...

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Larval dispersal and fishing pressure influence recruitment in a coral reef fishery.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Hamilton, R. J. & Lozano-Cortés, D. & Bode, M. & Almany, G. R. & Harrison, H. B. & Pita, J. & Saenz-Agudelo, P. & Gereniu, C. & Waldie, P. A. & Peterson, N. & Choat, J. H. & Berumen, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding larval connectivity patterns in exploited fishes is a fundamental prerequisite for developing effective management strategies and assess...

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Ocean-scale footprint of a highly mobile fishing fleet: social-ecological drivers of fleet behaviour and evidence of illegal fishing.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Collins, C. & Nuno, A. & Benaragama, A. & Broderick, A. & Wijesundara, I. & Wijetunge, D. & Letessier, T. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Managing the footprint of highly mobile fishing fleets is increasingly important due to continuing declines in fish populations. However, social-ecolo...

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Functional traits illuminate the selective impacts of different fishing gears on coral reefs.

Published online: 27 Jul 2020

Authors: Mbaru, E. K. & Graham, N. A. J. & McClanahan, T. R. & Cinner, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Unsustainable fishing is a major driver of change in marine ecosystems. The ways that fishing gears target fishes with different ecological functions ...

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Risk-based approach to Remote Electronic Monitoring for English inshore fisheries.

Published online: 23 Oct 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: French, N. & Pearce, J. & Howarth, P. & Whitely, C. & Mackey, K. & Nugent, P.

Content type: Reports

This report aims to develop a framework that will identify the most efficient and effective suite of Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) technologies f...

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