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Patterns of Coral-Reef Finfish Species Disappearances Inferred from Fishers' Knowledge in Global Epicentre of Marine Shorefish Diversity.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
In the Philippines, very high fishing pressure coincides with the globally greatest number of shorefish species, yet no long-term fisheries data are available to explore species-level changes that may have occurred widely in the most species rich and ...
Margarita N Lavides   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heavy landings of snappers at Mumbai with notes on the biology of Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal, 1975) and Lutjanus johnii (Bloch,1792) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Snappers are considered valuable seafood delicacy and enjoy great demand in international market. Snapper landings in Maharashtra have increased over a period of time.
Khandagale, P A   +2 more
core  

Some Old Movies Become Classics – A Case Study Determining the Scientific Value of ROV Inspection Footage on a Platform on Australia’s North West Shelf

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
The global oil and gas industry holds a vast archive of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) inspection footage potentially containing useful long-term data on marine biological communities.
Paul G. Thomson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustaining productivity of tropical red snappers using new monitoring and reference points [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVES: 1. Analyse current monitoring and logbook data sets, as well as survey and other information,to establish whether these data provide sufficient power to develop critical indicators of fishery performance. 2.
Buckworth, R.C.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Marine animal forest formed by gorgonians Subergorgia on near‐shore mesophotic ecosystems in Reunion Island

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2025.
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), occurring between 30 and 150 m depth, are increasingly recognized for their ecological importance, yet they remain underexplored, particularly in the southwestern Indian Ocean. During benthic surveys conducted at depths ranging from 15 to 75 m off northwestern Reunion Island, we documented a dense and ...
Ludovic Hoarau   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Use by Fish in Mangroves of the Southern Arabian Gulf

open access: yesDiversity
Mangroves form an integral habitat component for species of the southern Arabian Gulf, yet their role in supporting fish remains limited. This study investigated habitat use by fish in mangroves to determine the diversity, abundance, size, and whether ...
Amna Almansoori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of mangrove landscape and ecosystem for ecotourism [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mangroves have high potential for advancing ecotourism because of their position at the intersection of land and sea. Many studies have reported that mangroves and coastal environments are the right places for the development ...
H.T. Silalahi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Recent episodes of coral bleaching have led to wide-scale loss of reef corals and raised concerns over the effectiveness of existing conservation and management efforts.
Bijoux, J.P.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Traditional Fish Traps and Indigenous Fishing Devices of North Malabar Region of Kerala [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The present study was carried out to document the various kinds of indigenous traps and fishing gears used in 20 river systems covering three districts of North Malabar region of Kerala.
Swathi Lekshmi, P S
core   +1 more source

On the Line and Online: Higher Non‐Response to Web‐Based Surveys Over‐Represents Avid Recreational Fishers Compared With Telephone Surveys

open access: yesFisheries Management and Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 3, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Recreational fishing surveys have an important role in providing data to inform fisheries management. The selection of a contact method is an important and often challenging consideration that influences the potential for non‐sampling errors that can result in unrepresentative data and biased estimates.
Karina L. Ryan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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