Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Farchadi, Nima
• Welch, Heather
• Braun, Camrin D.
• Allyn, Andrew J.
• Bograd, Steven J.
• Brodie, Stephanie
• Hazen, Elliott L.
• Kerney, Alex
• Lezama‐Ochoa, Nerea
• Mills, Katherine E.
• Pugh, Dylan
• Young‐Morse, Riley
• Lewison, Rebecca L.

Titel

Marine heatwaves redistribute pelagic fishing fleets

Ist Teil von

• Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England), 2024-07, Vol.25 (4), p.602-618

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Wiley Online Library E-Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have measurable impacts on marine ecosystems and reliant fisheries and associated communities. However, how MHWs translate to changes in fishing opportunities and the displacement of fishing fleets remains poorly understood. Using fishing vessel tracking data from the automatic identification system (AIS), we developed vessel distribution models for two pelagic fisheries targeting highly migratory species, the U.S. Atlantic longline and Pacific troll fleets, to understand how MHW properties (intensity, size, and duration) influence core fishing grounds and fleet displacement. For both fleets, MHW size had the largest influence on fishing ground area with northern fishing grounds gaining and southern fishing grounds decreasing in area. However, fleet displacement in response to MHWs varied between coasts, as the Atlantic longline fleet displaced farther in southern regions whereas the most northern and southern regions of the Pacific troll fleet shifted farther. Characterizing fishing fleet responses to these anomalous conditions can help identify regional vulnerabilities under future extreme events and aid in supporting climate‐readiness and resilience in pelagic fisheries.