Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
727, P. 123 - 142
Published: Nov. 20, 2023
Construction
and
operation
of
the
Block
Island
Wind
Farm
(BIWF)
has
occurred
against
a
background
declining
American
lobster
Homarus
americanus
abundance
harvests
in
southern
New
England
(SNE),
USA.
Potential
effects
BIWF
on
portion
SNE
stock
were
assessed
with
ventless
trap
survey
conducted
at
2
blocks
near
reference
location
located
22
km
northeast
from
May
through
October,
2013-2019.
Collaboration
fishing
industry
to
select
sampling
locations
yielded
favored
grounds
document
potential
fishery.
Results
before-after-control-impact
(BACI)
design
revealed
catches
decreased
between
baseline
time
periods
wind
farm
(-30%)
(-18%)
locations,
this
decrease
was
greater
as
proportion
overall
catch
(BACI
interaction
[α
=
0.10]),
but
similar
absolute
numbers
(-0.8
vs.
-0.9
lobsters
-1
).
Catch
rates
females
carrying
late-stage
eggs
relatively
high
where
bottom
water
temperatures
lowest.
An
adverse
impact
turbine
installation
activities
not
apparent.
Temporal
variation
that
observed
other
regional
surveys.
The
decision
metrics
deeper
satisfied
concerns.
However,
cannot
be
separated
shifts
distributions
deeper,
colder
habitat,
which
reflects
one
limitation
using
BACI
when
effects,
if
present,
likely
follow
spatial
gradient.
Fisheries Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
272, P. 106937 - 106937
Published: Jan. 6, 2024
Climate
change
and
global
biodiversity
loss
call
for
clean
energy
production
systems
with
minimised
ecological
impacts.
Offshore
wind
will
become
one
of
the
main
uses
marine
spaces
within
next
decades.
turbine
foundations
can
function
as
artificial
reefs
but
it
is
unknown
if
these
capabilities
apply
to
different
foundation
types.
We
collected
field
data
on
Atlantic
cod
(Gadus
morhua),
a
species
under
pressure
in
southern
North
Sea,
around
three
types
assess
capabilities.
Catch
rates
showed
that
monopile
rock
protection
seabed
were
able
attract
significantly
more
fish
than
sandbag
jacket
foundations.
Fish
densities
varied
small
scales
meaning
reef
effects
spatially
restricted.
This
implies
offshore
be
used
tool
combine
climate
mitigation
local
conservation
consideration
farm
design
required.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
Oyster
reefs
are
biodiversity
hotspots
with
multiple
ecosystem
functions
and
services
that
declining
worldwide.
Historic
populations
of
European
oysters
(
Ostrea
edulis
)
have
been
decimated
by
overfishing
nowadays
considered
functionally
extinct
in
waters.
To
halt
reverse
the
associated
loss,
oyster
reef
restoration
was
implemented
into
marine
conservation
measures
several
projects
started
across
Europe.
Following
ecological
standards,
it
is
crucial
to
identify
reef-associated
predators
predator-prey
interactions
influencing
recovery
as
can
control
prey
populations.
Therefore,
this
study
examined
consumptive
nonconsumptive
among
common
North
Sea
predators,
brown
crabs
Cancer
pagurus
lobsters
Homarus
gammarus
),
on
Helgoland
island
(German
Bight,
Sea)
for
first
time.
Field
surveys
monitorings
offshore
pilot
experimental
seafloor
areas
showed
(i)
crabs,
co-occur
these
subtidal
environments
(ii)
interact
each
other.
Manipulative
experiments
indicated
(iii,
iv)
both
consume
oysters,
(v)
medium-sized
large
safe
from
(vi)
relatively
lobsters.
They
also
found
(vii)
presence
mussels
Mytilus
spp.),
an
alternative
more
profitable
prey,
(viii)
formation
larger
heavier
clumps,
difficult
handle,
reduce
predation
oysters.
Furthermore,
they
(ix)
crab
conspecifics
(x)
natural
abundances
nonconsumptively
limit
consumption
through
intimidation
mediated
(xi)
crab-
(xii)
lobster-released
waterborne
predator
cues
detected
which
indicates
naturally
underlying
mechanisms
regulating
limiting
Thereby,
provides
fundamental
knowledge
essential
understand
facilitate
restoration.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
951, P. 174987 - 174987
Published: Aug. 12, 2024
Offshore
ocean
aquaculture
is
expanding
globally
to
meet
the
growing
demand
for
sustainable
food
production.
At
United
Kingdom's
largest
longline
mussel
farm,
we
assessed
potential
farm
improve
habitat
suitability
commercially
important
crustaceans.
Modelled
distribution
patterns
(GAM
&
GLM)
predicted
low
complexity
seabed
beneath
was
34-94
%
less
suitable
European
lobster
(Homarus
gammarus)
and
brown
crab
(Cancer
pagurus)
than
nearby
rocky
reefs.
The
operations,
however,
contributed
large
amounts
of
living
mussels
shell
material
seabed.
Acoustic
telemetry
revealed
that
H.gammarus
remained
within
between
2
283
days
using
both
anchors
areas
dominated
by
fallen
refuge.
In
contrast,
C.
pagurus
movements
showed
no
affinity
either
infrastructure
or
benthic
under
farm.
Stable
isotope
analysis
indicated
a
high
dietary
niche
overlap
in
H.
gammarus
(67.8
84.6
%)
(mixed
muddy
sediment)
reef.
Our
mixed-methods
suggest
augments
structural
on
providing
refuge
similar
feeding
opportunities
as
their
typical
Longline
farms
can
deliver
profound
biodiversity-positive
effects
through
biogenic
augmentation
degraded
commercial
species
co-benefits
local
fisheries.
ICES Journal of Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Abstract
The
need
for
alternative
strategies
to
assist
in
the
monitoring
and
sustainable
management
of
fisheries’
resources
is
becoming
increasingly
important.
In
recent
years,
greater
utilization
fishers’
knowledge
has
been
advocated
as
a
potentially
valuable
source
data
that
could
be
applied
fisheries
issues.
current
study,
we
addressed
this
by
investigating
landing
per
unit
effort
(LPUE)
European
lobster
(Homarus
gammarus)
from
within
an
offshore
wind
farm
using
fisheries-dependent
commercial
fishing
logbook.
logbook
was
provided
single
fisherman
who
targeted
lobsters
between
2015
2022
pots
deployed
association
with
individual
turbines.
Generalized
linear
mixed
modeling
used
investigate
changes
LPUE
over
temporal
scales
result
presence
scour
protection
at
turbine
locations.
found
significantly
higher
locations
where
present
compared
those
turbines
it
not.
Predictions
suggested
nearly
1.5×
present.
Significant
differences
mean
monthly
yearly
were
detected
variation
likely
reflect
seasonal
activity
effect
introducing
into
previously
unfished
area.
This
work
highlights
potential
logbooks
management.
Our
results
also
demonstrate
opportunities
arising
development
farms
these
enhanced.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Nov. 27, 2024
The
large
yellow
croaker,
an
endemic
migratory
species
in
China’s
coastal
waters,
holds
considerable
economic
importance.
It
is
very
necessary
and
significant
to
study
the
spatio-temporal
evolution
of
croaker
fishery
based
on
environmental
factors.
In
this
paper,
HY-1C/D
Coastal
Zone
Imager
was
applied
reveal
distributional
details
suspended
sediment
concentration
chlorophyll-a
fishery.
Furthermore,
combined
with
multi-source
data,
characteristics
other
parameters
such
as
temperature,
salinity,
current,
wind
fronts
were
analyzed
changing
location.
results
show
that:
(1)
factors
exhibit
pronounced
spatial
temporal
characteristics.
Generally,
temperature
(9-28°C),
salinity
(20-34
‰)
water
fishing
ground
are
conducive
survival
growth
croaker.
formation
change
closely
related
water.
(2)
may
induce
Winter
sea
surface
has
significantly
risen
over
past
two
decades
(2004-2023).
With
rising
by
approximately
2°C
west
125°E,
overwintering
expanded
westward,
increasing
nearly
29%.
addition,
scale
number
offshore
windmills
increased
836%
456%
respectively
decade
(2013-2023).
2023,
farms
cover
area
145.47
km
2
have
200
windmills.
Wind
turbine
piles
resembling
artificial
reefs.
can
not
only
promote
waters
vertical
exchange
enhance
nutrients
upper
but
also
provide
a
protective
base
for
fish
spawning.
Thus,
effectively
attracting
species.
construction
extended
spawning
north-westward
mouth
Yangtze
River
Estuary,
expanding
21%.
This
improved
cognition
level
resources,
habitat
environment
trend
provided
technical
support
protection
