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Juvenile Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Foraging Ecology Varies With Environmental Conditions in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem.
Catherine F. Nickels, Elan J. Portner, Owyn Snodgrass, Barbara Muhling, Heidi Dewar, NOAA Fisheries - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California San Diego Michele Amar Catherine F. Nickels, Elan J. Portner, Owyn Snodgrass, Barbara Muhling, Heidi Dewar, NOAA Fisheries - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California San Diego Michele Amar

Juvenile Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) Foraging Ecology Varies With Environmental Conditions in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem.

Characterizing changes in albacore diet with changing environmental conditions is key to understanding variability in albacore abundance, distribution and availability to recreational and commercial fisheries. ARF has been keenly interested in changes in albacore foraging characteristics and has actively supported diet studies through the collection of stomach contents and associated data necessary to carry out these studies.

*Juvenile North Pacific Albacore refer to fish of 1 to 5 years of age that have entered the surface fishery but have not yet returned to the western Pacific to spawn. These are the fish that are sustainably harvested by ARF member vessels using troll gear.

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Impact of the 2014–2016 marine heatwave on US and Canada West Coast fisheries: Surprises and lessons from key case studies
Christopher M. Free, Sean C. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Hellmers, Barbara Muhling, Michael O. Navarro, Kate Richerson, Lauren A. Rogers, William H. Satterthwaite, Andrew R. Thompson, Jenn M. Burt, Steven D. Gaines, Kristin N. Marshall, J. Wilson White, Lyall F. Bellquist, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management - University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute - University of California, Santa Barbara, Pacific Biological Station - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Institute of Marine Sciences - University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Natural Sciences - University of Alaska Southeast, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries - Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries - Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Nature United, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences - Oregon State University, The Nature Conservancy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California San Diego Ericka Carlson Christopher M. Free, Sean C. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Hellmers, Barbara Muhling, Michael O. Navarro, Kate Richerson, Lauren A. Rogers, William H. Satterthwaite, Andrew R. Thompson, Jenn M. Burt, Steven D. Gaines, Kristin N. Marshall, J. Wilson White, Lyall F. Bellquist, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management - University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute - University of California, Santa Barbara, Pacific Biological Station - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Institute of Marine Sciences - University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Natural Sciences - University of Alaska Southeast, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries - Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries - Fisheries Ecology Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Nature United, Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences - Oregon State University, The Nature Conservancy, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California San Diego Ericka Carlson

Impact of the 2014–2016 marine heatwave on US and Canada West Coast fisheries: Surprises and lessons from key case studies

Marine heatwaves are increasingly affecting marine ecosystems, with cascading impacts on coastal economies, communities, and food systems. Studies of heatwaves provide crucial insights into potential ecosystem shifts under future climate change and put fisheries social-ecological systems through “stress tests” that expose both vulnerabilities and resilience. The 2014–16 Northeast Pacific heatwave was the strongest and longest marine heatwave on record and resulted in profound ecological changes that impacted fisheries, fisheries management, and human livelihoods. Here, we synthesize the impacts of the 2014–2016 marine heatwave on US and Canada West Coast fisheries and extract key lessons for preparing global fisheries science, management, and industries for the future.

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