Jellyfish, Forage Fish, and the World's Major Fisheries

Jellyfish, Forage Fish, and the World's Major Fisheries

A majority of the world's largest net-based fisheries target planktivorous forage fish that serve as a critical trophic link between the plankton and upper-level consumers such as large predatory fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals. Because the plankton production that drives forage fish also...

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Main Authors: Kelly Robinson, James J. Ruzicka, Mary Beth Decker, Richard D. Brodeur, Franklin J. Hernandez, Javier Quinones, E. Marcelo Acha, Shin-ici Uye, Hermes Mianzan, William M. Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2014-12-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
fisheries oceanography
forage fish
jellyfish
trophic interplay
ecosystem-based management
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-4_robinson.pdf

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