[PDF] Testing Traps To Target Lionfish In The Gulf Of Mexico And South Atlantic Including Within The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary eBook

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Page : 208 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Environmental impact analysis
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NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast Regional Office (SERO) proposes to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs) for the testing of otherwise prohibited fishing gear and for compensation/exploratory fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, including the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). NMFS has received an application for an EFP to test whether certain trap types would be effective at capturing lionfish while minimizing bycatch of other species and effects to the environment, and expects to receive additional proposals. In addition, NOAA's Office of Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) has received one permit application to test lionfish traps in the FKNMS. NMFS and ONMS anticipate that some future permit applications may propose testing within the waters of FKNMS, thus ONMS is acting as a co-lead on this Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA). In particular, ONMS proposes to issue general use permits to future permit applicants for alterations of the seafloor due to placement of traps to target lionfish on the seafloor. EFPs are required for the testing of fishing gear and for compensation/exploratory fishing that would otherwise be prohibited under federal fishing regulations.

Author : Alessandro Lucchetti
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832532608

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Over the last fifty years, human exploitation of marine resources has become more efficient as the understanding of the habits and behaviour of the various species available in the sea gradually increased. Thus, technologies have developed naturally over time and fishing gears and practices have become more sophisticated. These technical advances in fishing gear have generally led to more efficient economic fishing operations and better access to resources. However, fishing implies the harvesting of marine organisms directly from their natural environment, therefore general awareness of environmental problems due to the exploitation of fishery resources has also increased. In particular, the poor selectivity of some gears is responsible for the capture of juveniles, immature and undersized specimens of many species, with negative consequences on the state of stocks. In addition, bycatch in marine fisheries is a major source of human-caused mortality of marine megafauna, often leading to the capture of vulnerable species. Finally, many bottom-towed gears are responsible for high impacts on bottom communities and habitats, with cascading consequences on the entire marine ecosystem. All these impacts can lead to changes in the structure, function and integrity of ecosystems, including effects on the food webs and multispecies predator-prey relationships.

Author : Stephen R. Gittings
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Page : 9 pages
File Size : 47,23 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Fish traps
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"Over the last three decades, lionfish populations have exploded throughout the western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Their high abundances and gluttonous appetites threaten not only ecosystems like coral reefs, but also important nursery areas, and deep habitats hundreds of feet below diving depths. In some shallow water dive sites, spearfishing has proven an effective way to control populations. For those locations, sustained removals may limit the impacts these fish on the invaded ecosystems. Numerous novel devices and approaches to harvest lionfish from water depths beyond recreational scuba limits have been considered, but none have yet proven successful. Developing an effective method to target lionfish from these and other remote locations is important. Recent studies have reported the negative effects of lionfish on important prey species of both recreationally and commercially important species in deep water. There may also be trap applications in some shallow water locations, like nurseries, where lionfish control would protect the juveniles of some valuable fished species, and other ecologically important species"--Page 1.

Author : Yossi Loya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1003 pages
File Size : 14,1 MB
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319927343

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This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa. MCEs are characterized by light-dependent corals and associated communities typically found at depths ranging from 30-40 m. and extending to over 150 m. in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They are populated with organisms typically associated with shallow coral reefs, such as macroalgae, corals, sponges, and fishes, as well as specialist species unique to mesophotic depths. During the past decade, there has been an increasing scientific and management interest in MCEs expressed by the exponential increase in the number of publications studying this unique environment. Despite their close proximity to well-studied shallow reefs, and the growing evidence of their importance, our scientific knowledge of MCEs is still in its early stages. The topics covered in the book include: regional variation in MCEs; similarities and differences between mesophotic and shallow reef taxa, biotic and abiotic conditions, biodiversity, ecology, geomorphology, and geology; potential connectivity between MCEs and shallow reefs; MCE disturbances, conservation, and management challenges; and new technologies, key research questions/knowledge gaps, priorities, and future directions in MCE research.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 030948538X

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Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s, averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result of numerous problems, including habitat destruction, pollution, overfishing, disease, and climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions and the associated increases in ocean temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been implicated in increased reports of coral bleaching, disease outbreaks, and ocean acidification (OA). For the hundreds of millions of people who depend on reefs for food or livelihoods, the thousands of communities that depend on reefs for wave protection, the people whose cultural practices are tied to reef resources, and the many economies that depend on reefs for fisheries or tourism, the health and maintenance of this major global ecosystem is crucial. A growing body of research on coral physiology, ecology, molecular biology, and responses to stress has revealed potential tools to increase coral resilience. Some of this knowledge is poised to provide practical interventions in the short-term, whereas other discoveries are poised to facilitate research that may later open the doors to additional interventions. A Research Review of Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs reviews the state of science on genetic, ecological, and environmental interventions meant to enhance the persistence and resilience of coral reefs. The complex nature of corals and their associated microbiome lends itself to a wide range of possible approaches. This first report provides a summary of currently available information on the range of interventions present in the scientific literature and provides a basis for the forthcoming final report.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2018-06-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9251086478

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This Ocean Guide was jointly developed by FAO and PML, with contributions from many other institutions. It is designed as an educational resource for schools, youth groups and other curious young learners. This fact-filled Guide explores the ocean from the coastal zones to the frozen poles, the deep sea to the open ocean. It takes a close look at the physical features and natural processes that shape the incredible plant and animal life to be found underwater as well as life-forms exposed by the tides. It also demonstrates the many benefits the ocean provides us, discusses the negatives impacts we unfortunately have on the ocean and explains how good management can help protect and conserve the ocean and ocean life. At the end of the Guide, inspiring examples of youth-led initiatives are provided, and an easy-to-follow action plan aims to help YOU develop your own ocean conservation activities and projects.

Author : P.A. Neher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9400923724

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The genesis of this conference was on a quay of the port of Bergen in March 1985. Ragnar Amason suggested to Phil Neher a small, mid-Atlantic conference on recent developments in fishery management. In the event, more than twenty papers were scheduled and over one hundred and fifty conferees were registered. Logistical complications were sorted through for a summer 1988 conference in Iceland. The really innovative management programs were in the South Pacific; Aus tralia and New Zealand had introduced Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs); and Iceland, Norway and Canada were also experimenting with quotas. It seemed to the program committee (Rognvaldur Hannesson and Geoffrey Waugh were soon on board) that these quotas had more or less characteristics of property rights. Property rights were also taking other forms in other places (time and area licenses, restrictive licensing of vessels and gear, traditional use rights). The idea of rights based fishing became the theme of the conference.

Author : Elliott A. Norse
Publisher :
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 40,10 MB
Release : 2005-05-09
Category : Nature
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'Marine Conservation Biology' brings together leading experts from around the world to apply the lessons and thinking of conservation biology to marine issues. The contributors cover what is threatening marine biodiversity and what humans can do to recover the biological integrity of the world's oceans.