Applications of Biophysical Modeling to Pacific High-Latitude Ecosystems
Oceanography,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
high-latitude
Pacific
is
home
to
highly
productive
ecosystems,
including
vast
populations
of
commercially
and
subsistence
harvested
fish.
These
regions
can
be
challenging
sample
directly.
Over
several
decades
at
the
NOAA
Marine
Environmental
Laboratory,
we
have
applied
numerical
models
infer
past,
present,
future
states
these
regional
oceans
their
biota.
estimates
are
provided
fisheries
scientists
help
identify
local
biophysical
dynamics
that
underlie
marine
resource
fluctuations
managers
develop
effective
management
strategies
in
face
short-
long-term
environmental
changes.
Language: Английский
Applications of species distribution modeling and future needs to support marine resource management
ICES Journal of Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
82(3)
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Abstract
Fisheries
science
agencies
are
responsible
for
informing
fisheries
management
and
ocean
planning
worldwide,
often
requiring
scientific
analysis
actions
across
multiple
spatial
scales.
For
example,
catch
limits
typically
defined
annually
over
regional
scales,
fishery
bycatch
rules
at
fine
scales
on
daily
to
annual
time
aquaculture
energy
lease
areas
decades
subregional
permitting
intermediate
Similarly,
these
activities
require
synthesizing
monitoring
data
mechanistic
knowledge
operating
different
resolutions
domains.
These
needs
drive
a
growing
role
models
that
predict
animal
presence
or
densities
including
daily,
seasonal,
interannual
variation,
called
species
distribution/density
(SDMs).
SDMs
can
inform
many
needs;
however,
their
development
usage
haphazard.
In
this
paper
we
discuss
various
ways
have
been
used
in
stock,
habitat,
protected
species,
ecosystem
as
well
marine
planning,
survey
optimization,
an
interface
with
climate
models.
We
conclude
discussion
of
future
directions,
focusing
information
current
development,
highlight
avenues
furthering
the
community
practice
around
SDM
use.
Language: Английский
Evaluating the Evolving Ocean Acidification Risk to Dungeness Crab: Time-Series Observations and Modeling on the Olympic Coast, Washington, USA
Oceanography,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
state
of
Washington’s
Olympic
coast
is
home
to
four
US
coastal
treaty
tribes
who
have
relied
on
the
region’s
rich
marine
resources
since
time
immemorial.
region
characterized
by
large
dynamic
ranges
physical
and
biogeochemical
oceanographic
parameters,
particularly
during
upwelling
season
(April–September).
Here,
we
present
novel
estimates
ocean
acidification
metrics—pH
calcium
carbonate
saturation
states
(Ω)—representing
pre-industrial,
present-day
(using
2010
as
index
year),
near-future
(2030)
conditions.
We
compare
these
new
past,
present,
status
seasonality
published
end-of-century
(2100)
projections
under
a
high
CO2
emissions
scenario,
also
sensitivity
information
for
Dungeness
crab,
regionally
important
subsistence
commercial
fishery
species
projected
show
strong
declines
in
fisheries
yields
revenues
later
this
century.
Language: Английский
The History and Evolution of PMEL: Purposeful Research that Impacts Environmental Policy
Oceanography,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
Pacific
Marine
Environmental
Laboratory
(PMEL)
conducts
global
and
regional
oceanographic
research
in
support
of
the
National
Oceanic
Atmospheric
Administration’s
(NOAA’s)
three
mission
areas:
(1)
understanding
predicting
changes
climate,
weather,
oceans,
coasts;
(2)
sharing
that
knowledge
with
others;
(3)
conserving
managing
coastal
marine
ecosystems
resources.
Since
its
establishment
1973,
PMEL’s
work
has
ranged
from
pole
to
across
ocean.
lab’s
examined
ocean
structure
function
physical,
chemical,
biological
realms,
informed
supported
development
US
policy
these
areas.
Language: Английский