[HTML][HTML] Distance-based sampling methods for assessing the ecological effects of offshore wind farms: synthesis and application to fisheries resource studies

ET Methratta - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Renewable energy, sustainable seafood, and a healthy marine ecosystem are integral
elements of a sustainable blue economy. The rapid global advancement of offshore wind …

The capacity of imaging sonar for quantifying the abundance, species richness, and size of reef fish assemblages

ECP Sibley, AS Madgett, TS Elsdon… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
Reef fish assemblages across tropical and temperate latitudes are increasingly threatened
by human impacts and climate change. Accurate and efficient survey methods are essential …

[HTML][HTML] Haven or hell? A perspective on the ecology of offshore oil and gas platforms

IS Fortune, AS Madgett… - PLOS Sustainability …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Offshore oil and gas platforms (OGP) have been installed worldwide and initially with limited
consideration given to the nature of their positive or negative long-term interactions with the …

Modeling nearshore fish habitats using Alaska as a regional case study

A Grüss, JL Pirtle, JT Thorson, MR Lindeberg, AD Neff… - Fisheries …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nearshore areas represent important habitats for many species, at least for part of their life
cycle. Therefore, modeling and mapping nearshore habitats is essential for natural resource …

Paired passive acoustic and gillnet sampling reveal the utility of bioacoustics for monitoring fish populations in a turbid estuary

PM Souza Jr, Z Olsen, SJ Brandl - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Estuaries worldwide provide critical habitat to many ecologically and socioeconomically
important fish species. However, the high turbidity and strong environmental gradients …

[HTML][HTML] Warm and cold temperatures limit the maximum body length of teleost fishes across a latitudinal gradient in Norwegian waters

CP Lavin, C Gordó-Vilaseca, MJ Costello, Z Shi… - … Biology of Fishes, 2022 - Springer
As the majority of marine organisms are water-breathing ectotherms, temperature and
dissolved oxygen are key environmental variables that influence their fitness and …

[HTML][HTML] Warmer temperature decreases the maximum length of six species of marine fishes, crustacean, and squid in New Zealand

CP Lavin, C Gordó-Vilaseca, F Stephenson… - … Biology of Fishes, 2022 - Springer
As global oceans continue to warm and deoxygenate, it is expected that marine ectotherms
will reduce in body size resulting from the interactive effects of temperature and dissolved …

[HTML][HTML] Sound sees more: a comparison of imaging sonars and optical cameras for estimating fish densities at artificial reefs

ECP Sibley, TS Elsdon, MJ Marnane, AS Madgett… - Fisheries …, 2023 - Elsevier
Imaging sonars are increasingly being utilised in fish surveys in conjunction with or as
substitutes for optical instruments. To justify the use of imaging sonars, we must first describe …

Understanding patterns of fish backscatter, size and density around petroleum platforms of the US Gulf of Mexico using hydroacoustic data

JP Egerton, DG Bolser, A Grüss, BE Erisman - Fisheries Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroacoustic surveys were conducted at 56 different oil and gas platforms in the US Gulf of
Mexico (GOM), along with a commensurate collection of physio-chemical data, in order to …

[HTML][HTML] An acoustic-optic comparison of fish assemblages at a Rigs-to-Reefs habitat and coral reef in the Gulf of Thailand

ECP Sibley, AS Madgett, TS Elsdon… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of decommissioned oil and gas platforms will increase over the coming
decades. In the tropics and sub-tropics, platforms may operate near biodiverse natural …