Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia by Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth

“…The pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is an Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species primarily threatened by overfishing. Indonesia is the world's largest shark fishing nation, and in Alor Island, thresher sharks have been a primary target for small-scale fishing communities for decades, sustaining subsistence livelihoods and serving as a protein source. …”
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Computing ecosystem risk hotspots: A mediterranean case study by Gianpaolo Coro, Laura Pavirani, Anton Ellenbroek

“…Our workflow identified different types of high-risk hotspots, highlighting different concurrencies of habitat loss, overfishing, hidden fishing, and climate change stressors. …”
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Connections Across Open Water: A Bi‐Organelle, Genomics‐Scale Assessment of Atlantic‐Wide Population Dynamics in a Pelagic, Endangered Apex Predator Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) by Andrea M. Bernard, Marissa R. Mehlrose, Kimberly A. Finnegan, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood S. Shivji

“…ABSTRACT Large‐bodied pelagic sharks are key regulators of oceanic ecosystem stability, but highly impacted by severe overfishing. One such species, the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), a globally widespread, highly migratory predator, has undergone dramatic population reductions and is now Endangered (IUCN Red List), with Atlantic Ocean mako sharks in particular assessed by fishery managers as overfished and in need of urgent, improved management attention. …”
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Ecological reef restoration: consumptive and nonconsumptive interactions among common North Sea predators and European oysters by Julius A. Ellrich, Clemens Kozian-Fleck, Markus Brand, Bérenger Colsoul, Bérenger Colsoul, Bernadette Pogoda, Bernadette Pogoda

“…Historic populations of European oysters (Ostrea edulis) have been decimated by overfishing and are nowadays considered functionally extinct in European waters. …”
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Assessment of Fish Species Biodiversity in the Yong River Basin Based on Environmental DNA Metabarcoding by Shengming Deng, Bai-an Lin, Yan Luo, Xiaolong Dang, Chengdan Ma, Yongcan Zhou, Xiang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ning Xu, Shousong Jiang, Jiana Li, Jianlong Li

“…Fish in the Yong River basin have been significantly impacted by pollution, habitat modification and overfishing. In order to facilitate the recovery of freshwater biodiversity, a fishing ban has been implemented in the Yong River basin since 2022. …”
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Interactive effects of multiple stressors in coastal ecosystems by Shubham Krishna, Shubham Krishna, Carsten Lemmen, Serra Örey, Serra Örey, Serra Örey, Jennifer Rehren, Julien Di Pane, Moritz Mathis, Miriam Püts, Sascha Hokamp, Himansu Kesari Pradhan, Himansu Kesari Pradhan, Matthias Hasenbein, Jürgen Scheffran, Kai W. Wirtz

“…Coastal ecosystems are increasingly experiencing anthropogenic pressures such as climate warming, CO2 increase, metal and organic pollution, overfishing, and resource extraction. Some resulting stressors are more direct like pollution and fisheries, and others more indirect like ocean acidification, yet they jointly affect marine biota, communities, and entire ecosystems. …”
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Fatty Acid Content and Profile in <i>Ulva lactuca</i> in Response to Exposure to Variable Growth Conditions in Indoor Photobioreactors by Nabeel Gnayem, Razan Unis, Rima Gnaim, Alexander Chemodanov, Álvaro Israel, Jallal Gnaim, Alexander Golberg

“…As such, there is great potential to reduce pressure on wild fish populations, helping to combat overfishing and its associated global impacts. This study explored the effect of various environmental factors on the FA content and profile of <i>Ulva lactuca</i> using indoor photobioreactors. …”
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New findings into the genetic population structure of two commercially valuable and threatened sharks, Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) and M. punctulatus (Risso, 1827), allow re... by Matteo Barbato, Matteo Barbato, Matteo Barbato, Sara Bonanomi, Sara Bonanomi, Diego Borme, Ilija Ćetković, Francesco Colloca, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Ilaria A. M. Marino, Ilaria A. M. Marino, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Ana Pešić, Antonello Sala, Lorenzo Zane, Lorenzo Zane, Lorenzo Zane, Massimo Mezzavilla

“…In the Mediterranean Sea, a long-term period of overfishing brought several demersal elasmobranchs to be depleted and threatened by extinction, due to vulnerability related to their life history traits. …”
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Seasonal variations and comparative nutritional composition of hatchery-reared, hatchery-released, and wild black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) by Liu Wang, Liu Wang, Yunhai He, Xu Wei, Xinyan Liang, Xinyan Liang, Ruonan Zhang, Ruonan Zhang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Chenqi Wang, Chenqi Wang, Jinfeng Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Meiyuan Li, Meiyuan Li, Zhi Ma, Shaodong Qu

“…Its population has significantly declined due to overfishing and environmental changes. Stock enhancement has been launched in response to wild populations decline. …”
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Impact of the fishing ban on fish diversity and population structure in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China by Juan Du, Juan Du, Huiwu Tian, Zhiyuan Xiang, Kangshun Zhao, Kangshun Zhao, Lixiong Yu, Xinbin Duan, Daqing Chen, Jun Xu, Jun Xu, Mingdian Liu

“…The Yangtze River has experienced severe ecological degradation due to intensive human activities, including dam construction, land reclamation, and overfishing. These disturbances have disrupted the natural habitats of the Yangtze River, leading to a sharp decline in fish biodiversity and fishery resources. …”
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Fish Population Recruitment 2: Stock Recruit Relationships and why they matter for stock assessment by Edward V. Camp, Robert N.M. Ahrens, Angela B. Collins, Kai Lorenzen

“…This publication uses a recent Florida spotted seatrout stock assessment as an example to show how the stock-recruit relationship allows managers to determine whether or not a given fish population is overfished. …”
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Evaluating 36 years of fishing sustainability in a large reservoir by Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas, Pitágoras Augusto Piana, Caroline Henn, Anderson Luís Maciel, Geuza Cantanhêde, Maurício Spagnolo Adames, Éder André Gubiani

“…In 2022, we identified 12 fish stocks as sustainable, nine as recovering biomass, and four as overfished. We consider fishing in the Itaipu Reservoir to be currently sustainable, though concerns persist regarding the four overfished stocks and the decreasing biomass, which could pose future challenges for fishing activities in the reservoir. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of essential amino acids and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from global marine bivalve aquaculture by Karsoon Tan, Peng Xu, Leiheng Huang, Cong Luo, KhaiHang Choong, Zexin Li, Yu Guo, Kit-Leong Cheong

“…However, expanding protein production from land-based farming, fisheries, and fish aquaculture faces challenges such as limited land and water resources, high carbon emissions, overfished stocks, and reliance on unsustainable fish meal and fish oil. …”
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A novel ddPCR™ assay for eDNA detection and quantification of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerilli and three congeners in US waters: challenges and application to fisheries independ... by P. Joana Dias, Ryan Lehman, Bryan L. Huerta-Beltrán, Ana Wheeler, Crystal L. Hightower, Jessica Heise, Theodore Switzer, Clint Rhode, J. Marcus Drymon, Lynne Stokes, Mark A. Albins, Sean Powers, Nicole Phillips

“…Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, with the S. dumerili Gulf of Mexico stock being overfished for over three decades. The study presented here is part of a fisheries-independent project initiated to determine an absolute abundance of S. dumerili, to expand biological knowledge of the species and to develop novel tools for fisheries management. …”
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