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Biological invasions disrupt the relationship between size spectrum and trophic interactions in freshwater fish communities

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our study shows that non‐native species alter the relationship between the size‐spectrum slope and the predator–prey mass ratio (PPMR) in freshwater fish communities by occupying distinct trophic niches. Abstract The size spectrum, which describes the relationship between abundance (or biomass) and body size, is an ataxic approach that can provide ...
Valentin Marin, Gaël Grenouillet, Ignasi Arranz, Julien Cucherousset   +3 more
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Offshore wind farm avoidance by a discard‐feeding seabird is independent of local fishing activity

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Fishing is not allowed within wind farms; therefore, discard‐feeding seabirds may appear to avoid wind farm areas. We found that most Lesser Black‐backed Gulls avoided the wind farm area, but not each individual in each period. Avoidance of the wind farm was not driven by fishing exclusion within its perimeter.
Rosemarie Kentie, Rob S. A. van Bemmelen, Judy Shamoun‐Baranes, Eric W. M. Stienen, Ruben C. Fijn   +4 more
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Does the monofilament nylon gillnets catch double more fishes than conventional multifilament gillnets in Danube delta: myth or reality

Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2017
The monofilament gillnets are prohibited by law for fishing in Romania. There is an untested myth among Romanian fishery stakeholders and folks that monofilament nylon gillnets have double times fishing catch than conventional multifilament gillnets ...
NAVODARU Ion, NASTASE Aurel
doaj  

Efficiency of drift gillnets in nagan raya district, aceh, indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The achievement of technical and economic efficiency is one indicator in assessing the fishing process's capability. The purpose of this study was to formulate production factors of drift gillnets at The Kuala Tadu and The Kuala Tuha fishing base and to ...
Rahmah Alvi, Mutia Aprilla Ratna, Okta Yufriada Syahrul, Agustina Imelda, Salmarika Salmarika, Fathanah Yusuf   +5 more
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Sensory Biology of the Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei, Pontoporiidae, Cetartiodactyla): Ontogenetic Modifications of Vibrissae and Vibrissal Crypts

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The transition of cetaceans from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment involved a crucial sensory adaptation to environments with limited visibility. Vibrissae, important mechanoreceptors, undergo an ontogenetic transformation in odontocetes. This research describes the histomorphology of vibrissae and crypts at different developmental stages ...
Cecilia Mariana Krmpotic, Cleopatra Mara Loza, Alejo Carlos Scarano, Pedro Fernando Andrés‐Laube, Francisco Acuña, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Carolina Natalia Zanuzzi, Nicolás Nahuel Castro, María Teresa Pombo, Lorenzo von Fersen, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito   +10 more
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Fishing Activity Affected Odontocete Cetacean Distribution in a Marine Protected Area in the East China Sea

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal distribution of odontocete cetaceans within China's Jiushan Archipelago National Nature Reserve was investigated. Fishing vessels significantly reduced both cetacean acoustic detections and feeding activity, whereas gillnets selectively suppressed cetacean feeding behavior without affecting overall cetacean detection rates.
Yifan Liu, Zitong Zhou, Peng Ding, Yu Pan, Zhi Yang, Haochi Wang, Fangqiao Wang, Tianshi Wei, Pengxiang Duan, Tomonari Akamatsu, Zhitao Wang   +10 more
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Comparative review of entanglement risk assessments for cetacean conservation and management

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Cetacean entanglement in fishing gear remains a major global threat that exposes persistent gaps in how fisheries management frameworks manage risk to nontarget species. Ecological risk assessment (ERA) offers a structured way to link exposure and consequences to an explicit statement of risk, but entanglement risk assessments vary widely in ...
Laura Joan Feyrer, Clair Evers, Hilary Moors‐Murphy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection due to nonretention mortality in gillnet fisheries for salmon [PDF]

Evolutionary Applications, 2010
AbstractFisheries often exert selective pressures through elevated mortality on a nonrandom component of exploited stocks. Selective removal of individuals will alter the composition of a given population, with potential consequences for its size structure, stability and evolution. Gillnets are known to harvest fish according to size.
Baker, Matthew R, Kendall, Neala W, Branch, Trevor A, Schindler, Daniel E, Quinn, Thomas P   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Does nature shape risk preferences? Evidence from Chile, Norway, and Tanzania

Economic Inquiry, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 568-590, April 2025.
Abstract Does exposure to a more risky environment affect risk preferences? Going beyond single‐case study evidence, we report results from five surveys conducted in three countries and link this with administrative data to study whether a link between exposure and preferences is detectable and widespread. We find no evidence for endogenous preferences
Florian Diekert, Robbert‐Jan Schaap
wiley   +1 more source

Lack of Compliance in Gillnet Fisheries Regulations Increases Risk to a Vulnerable Species

Fisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents an analysis of regulatory compliance in a Brazilian gillnet fishery, based on Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) tracking data. Satellite transmissions records, interpreted as proxies for gillnet haulings events, were analyzed and classified using a neural network to assess the level of compliance of the gillnet fleet.
Rodrigo Claudino dos Santos, Eduardo R. Secchi, Joanna Turner, Luis Gustavo Cardoso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source