Anchovy and sardine populated productive ocean regions over hundreds of thousands of
years under a naturally varying climate, and are now subject to climate change of equal or …

Small pelagic fish (SPF) play extremely important ecological roles in marine ecosystems,
form some of the most economically valuable fisheries resources, and play a vital role in …

Forage fish support the largest fisheries in the world but also play key roles in marine food
webs by transferring energy from plankton to upper trophic-level predators, such as large …

The California Current System (CCS) is forced by the distribution of atmospheric pressure
and associated winds in relation to the west coast of North America. In this paper, we begin …

Aquaculture is supporting demand and surpassing wild-caught seafood. Yet, most fed
aquaculture species (finfish and crustacea) rely on wild-captured forage fish for essential …

Since the days of Elton, population cycles have challenged ecologists and resource
managers. Although the underlying mechanisms remain debated, theory holds that both …

Around 2008, an ecosystem shift occurred in the Gulf of Lions, highlighted by considerable
changes in biomass and fish mean weight of its two main small pelagic fish stocks …

For many marine species and habitats, climate change and overfishing present a double
threat. To manage marine resources effectively, it is necessary to adapt management to …

In the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and the
European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) are the most important small pelagic fish in …

We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …