The ecological role of cephalopods and their representation in ecosystem models

T de la Chesnais, EA Fulton, SR Tracey… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2019 - Springer
Cephalopods, especially squids, are believed to have a structuring role in marine
ecosystems as a link between different trophic levels, primarily due to their voracious prey …

Trace metals and persistent organic pollutants contamination in batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea): A systematic review

MF Bezerra, LD Lacerda, CT Lai - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Batoids (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea; eg stingrays, skates, and guitarfish) comprise
more than 55% of elasmobranch taxa and represent ecologically important predators in …

Vertical and horizontal migrations by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas revealed by electronic tagging

WF Gilly, U Markaida, CH Baxter, BA Block… - Marine Ecology …, 2006 - int-res.com
Dosidicus gigas is a large and powerful oceanic squid that is economically valuable and
ecologically important in the eastern Pacific Ocean. We employed electronic tagging …

Inferring the depth distribution of catchability for pelagic fishes and correcting for variations in the depth of longline fishing gear

P Ward, RA Myers - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic …, 2005 - cdnsciencepub.com
We introduce a new method that uses generalized linear mixed models to infer the depth
distribution of pelagic fishes. It uses existing data from research surveys and observers on …

Natural egg mass deposition by the Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the Gulf of California and characteristics of hatchlings and paralarvae

DJ Staaf, S Camarillo-Coop, SHD Haddock… - Journal of the Marine …, 2008 - cambridge.org
The jumbo or Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, is an important fisheries resource and a
significant participant in regional ecologies as both predator and prey. It is the largest …

Lunar landings—Relationship between lunar phase and catch rates for an Australian gamefish-tournament fishery

M Lowry, D Williams, Y Metti - Fisheries Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Catch-per-unit-of-effort (CPUE) data were collected from anglers participating in gamefish
tournaments off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, over nine consecutive years (1994 …

Shark predation on cephalopods in the Mexican and Ecuadorian Pacific Ocean

F Galván-Magaña, C Polo-Silva… - Deep Sea Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pelagic predators such as sharks have been shown to be effective cephalopod samplers,
because they have high consumption rates and swimming speeds. The stomach contents of …

Importance of jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (Orbigny, 1835) in the pelagic ecosystem of the central Gulf of California

R Rosas-Luis, CA Salinas-Zavala, V Koch… - Ecological …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Humboldt squid is an important predator in the pelagic ecosystem of the central Gulf of
California and the commercial catch of this species has increased over the past decade …

An assessment of deadhead logs and large woody debris using side scan sonar and field surveys in streams of southwest Georgia

AJ Kaeser, TL Litts - Fisheries, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Large woody debris provides essential habitat in sand-bed streams of the southeastern
United States. In many Coastal Plain streams, pre-cut timber, lost more than a century ago …

Philopatry as a tool to define tentative closed migration cycles and conservation areas for large pelagic fishes in the pacific

V Relano, D Pauly - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migrations of large pelagic fishes across the Pacific are usually inferred from tagging or
genetic studies. Even though these techniques have improved over time, they still fail to …