Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World

In the past 100 years since the birth of fisheries oceanography, research on the early life history of fishes, particularly the larval stage, has been extensive, and much progress has been made in identifying the mechanisms by which factors such as feeding success, predation, or dispersal can influe...

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Main Authors: Joel K. Llopiz, Robert K. Cowen, Martha J. Hauff, Rubao Ji, Philip Munday, Barbara A. Muhling, Myron A. Peck, David E. Richardson, Susan Sogard, Su Sponaugle
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Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2014-12-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-4_llopiz.pdf
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author Joel K. Llopiz
Robert K. Cowen
Martha J. Hauff
Rubao Ji
Philip Munday
Barbara A. Muhling
Myron A. Peck
David E. Richardson
Susan Sogard
Su Sponaugle
author_facet Joel K. Llopiz
Robert K. Cowen
Martha J. Hauff
Rubao Ji
Philip Munday
Barbara A. Muhling
Myron A. Peck
David E. Richardson
Susan Sogard
Su Sponaugle
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description In the past 100 years since the birth of fisheries oceanography, research on the early life history of fishes, particularly the larval stage, has been extensive, and much progress has been made in identifying the mechanisms by which factors such as feeding success, predation, or dispersal can influence larval survival. However, in recent years, the study of fish early life history has undergone a major and, arguably, necessary shift, resulting in a growing body of research aimed at understanding the consequences of climate change and other anthropogenically induced stressors. Here, we review these efforts, focusing on the ways in which fish early life stages are directly and indirectly affected by increasing temperature; increasing CO2 concentrations, and ocean acidification; spatial, temporal, and magnitude changes in secondary production and spawning; and the synergistic effects of fishing and climate change. We highlight how these and other factors affect not only larval survivorship, but also the dispersal of planktonic eggs and larvae, and thus the connectivity and replenishment of fish subpopulations. While much of this work is in its infancy and many consequences are speculative or entirely unknown, new modeling approaches are proving to be insightful by predicting how early life stage survival may change in the future and how such changes will impact economically and ecologically important fish populations.
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spelling doaj.art-8634657497cd429d9e7251298dec9a052022-12-22T03:47:25ZengThe Oceanography SocietyOceanography1042-82752014-12-01274264110.5670/oceanog.2014.84Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing WorldJoel K. Llopiz0Robert K. Cowen1Martha J. Hauff2Rubao Ji3Philip Munday4Barbara A. Muhling5Myron A. Peck6David E. Richardson7Susan Sogard8Su Sponaugle9WHOIOregon State UniversityWHOIWHOIJames Cook UniversityUniversity of MiamiUniversity of HamburgNOAANOAAOregon State UniversityIn the past 100 years since the birth of fisheries oceanography, research on the early life history of fishes, particularly the larval stage, has been extensive, and much progress has been made in identifying the mechanisms by which factors such as feeding success, predation, or dispersal can influence larval survival. However, in recent years, the study of fish early life history has undergone a major and, arguably, necessary shift, resulting in a growing body of research aimed at understanding the consequences of climate change and other anthropogenically induced stressors. Here, we review these efforts, focusing on the ways in which fish early life stages are directly and indirectly affected by increasing temperature; increasing CO2 concentrations, and ocean acidification; spatial, temporal, and magnitude changes in secondary production and spawning; and the synergistic effects of fishing and climate change. We highlight how these and other factors affect not only larval survivorship, but also the dispersal of planktonic eggs and larvae, and thus the connectivity and replenishment of fish subpopulations. While much of this work is in its infancy and many consequences are speculative or entirely unknown, new modeling approaches are proving to be insightful by predicting how early life stage survival may change in the future and how such changes will impact economically and ecologically important fish populations.http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-4_llopiz.pdffisheries oceanography; fish larvae; larval stage; early life stage; connectivity; survivorship
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Robert K. Cowen
Martha J. Hauff
Rubao Ji
Philip Munday
Barbara A. Muhling
Myron A. Peck
David E. Richardson
Susan Sogard
Su Sponaugle
Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World
Oceanography
fisheries oceanography; fish larvae; larval stage; early life stage; connectivity; survivorship
title Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World
title_full Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World
title_fullStr Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World
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title_short Early Life History and Fisheries Oceanography: New Questions in a Changing World
title_sort early life history and fisheries oceanography new questions in a changing world
topic fisheries oceanography; fish larvae; larval stage; early life stage; connectivity; survivorship
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