Ocean recoveries for tomorrow’s Earth: Hitting a moving target

Ingeman, Kurt E.; Samhouri, Jameal F.; Stier, Adrian C.

doi:10.1126/science.aav1004

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“…The patterns that were observed in this study add to a growing body of evidence related to bycatch of protected species in otherwise sustainable fisheries (e.g. North Atlantic right whales and lobster fisheries off the U.S. East Coast, (Borggaard et al, 2017; Ingeman et al, 2019)) and demonstrate the importance of developing novel methods to model spatio‐temporal fishing activity using existing data sources and analyses in order to reduce human–wildlife conflict in the ocean (Guerra, 2019). And the techniques for generating time‐series maps of fishing activity using existing remote sensed and landings data are critical for managing fisheries that pose risk to other marine organisms.…”

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Footprints of fixed‐gear fisheries in relation to rising whale entanglements on the U.S. West Coast

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Samhouri

Forney

et al. 2021

Fisheries Management Eco

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On the U.S. West Coast, reports of whales entangled in fishing gear increased dramatically in 2014. In this study, a time series of fishing activity maps was developed from 2009 to 2016 for the four fixed‐gear fisheries most commonly implicated in entanglements. Maps were generated using vessel monitoring system (VMS) data linked to port‐level landings databases, which were related to entangled whale reports over the same time period and with modelled distributions of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski. Over the full study period, neither marked increases in fishing activity nor changes in fisheries footprints within regions with high whale densities were detected. By contrast, a delayed fishery opening in California due to a harmful algal bloom in spring of 2016 led to ~5–7 times average levels of Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister (Dana) fishing activity, which was consistent with a high rate of entanglement in that year. These results are consistent with current hypotheses that habitat compression caused by a marine heatwave increased the overlap of whales with fishing activity, despite minimal changes in the fisheries themselves. This study adds to literature on bycatch of protected species in otherwise sustainable fisheries, highlighting the value of using VMS data for reducing human–wildlife conflict in the ocean.

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Footprints of fixed‐gear fisheries in relation to rising whale entanglements on the U.S. West Coast

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Samhouri

Forney

et al. 2021

Fisheries Management Eco

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“…Scientists are best placed to identify and comprehend hazardous anthropomorphic phenomena in the ocean, seeking answers to inform policy (Nursey-Bray et al, 2014;Tengö et al, 2014;Sudhakar, 2020). Therefore, ocean science is essential both to assess ocean environmental limits (Baähr, 2017;Nash et al, 2017) and to provide evidence to sustainably limit our efforts on crossing those ocean boundaries (Ingeman et al, 2019).…”

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The Importance of Ocean Science Diplomacy for Ocean Affairs, Global Sustainability, and the UN Decade of Ocean Science

Polejack

2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The ocean is highly impacted by human activities, and ambitious levels of science are urgently needed to support decision making in order to achieve sustainability. Due to the high cost and risk associated with ocean exploration and monitoring in time and space, vast areas of the oceanic social ecological system remain under-sampled or unknown. Governments have recognized that no single nation can on its own fill these scientific knowledge gaps, and this has led to a number of agreements to support international scientific collaboration and the exchange of information and capacity. This paper reviews current discussions on ocean science diplomacy, i.e., the intersection of science with international ocean affairs. Ocean science is intrinsically connected with diplomacy in supporting negotiations toward a more sustainable future. Diplomacy supports essential aspects of scientific work such as capacity building, technology and information/knowledge exchange, and access and sharing of research platforms. Ocean science diplomacy underlies the work of many intergovernmental organizations that provide scientific guidance, such as the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). To illustrate how critical science diplomacy is to global ocean affairs, this paper examines examples of the influence of ocean science diplomacy in UNCLOS. Furthermore, this paper discusses the utility of ocean science diplomacy in support of the UN 2030 agenda, and the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

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“…The dynamic nature of marine social-ecological systems is likely to affect restoration and its ability to address the impacts of climate change (Ingeman, Samhouri, & Stier 2019). Past restoration efforts have primarily focused on turning back the clock by reconstructing a system to its previous natural state, with limited success (Lotze, Coll, Magera, Ward-Paige, & Airoldi 2011).…”

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Integrating oceans into climate policy: Any green new deal needs a splash of blue

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Lewison

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CONSERVATION LETTERS

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Recent warnings from scientists suggest there is limited time to enact policies to avert wide-ranging ecological and social damage from climate change. In the United States, discussions about comprehensive national policies to avert climate change have begun, with "Green New Deal" proposals and climate plans put forth by members of Congress and presidential candidates. Oceans are largely absent or separate from these nascent policy proposals. Here, we highlight a policy framework to develop terrestrial and ocean-integrated policies that can complement and enhance terrestrialfocused initiatives focused on four specific sectors: 1) energy; 2) transportation; 3) food security; and 4) habitat restoration. Given political friction and constrained budgets, an integrated policy framework offers greater potential to achieve a portfolio of This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Ocean recoveries for tomorrow’s Earth: Hitting a moving target

Cited by 49 publications

References 108 publications

Footprints of fixed‐gear fisheries in relation to rising whale entanglements on the U.S. West Coast

Footprints of fixed‐gear fisheries in relation to rising whale entanglements on the U.S. West Coast

The Importance of Ocean Science Diplomacy for Ocean Affairs, Global Sustainability, and the UN Decade of Ocean Science

Integrating oceans into climate policy: Any green new deal needs a splash of blue

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