Pelagic Fish Ecosystem
A special issue of Oceans (ISSN 2673-1924).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2020) | Viewed by 296
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change, exploitation, and antrophic impact can affect the abundance and distribution of pelagic fish. Ocean circulations, as well as circulation in closed areas (e.g., Mediterranean sea), including upwelling phenomena, have a strong influence on the fluctuation of pelagic resources. All trophic levels, from lower to higher (top predators), are strictly correlated to climate change. Billfishes (e.g., swordfish, marlin), tunas and tuna-like species, as well as small pelagic fish (e.g., sardines and anchovies), widely distributed in all the oceans, are the main resources linked to temperature variability and oceanographic circulation. In order to evaluate the current availability of these resources and provision in the long-term, it is important to focus on several issues, such as historical datasets (cath, effort, fishing activities); geographical distribution; exploitation; size (length and weight); abundance and biomass; feeding ecology; and behavior, including the effect of antrophic impact (e.g., plastic ingestion, pollutants). All these aspects need to be integrated to the oceanographic features to obtain ecosystemic models on a large scale.
Dr. Teresa Romeo
Guest Editor
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