Purpose With increasing marine resource development, the rapid development of the
marine economy, and the continuous decline of the marine natural resource system, the …

Overfishing is taking place all over the world threatening marine ecosystems' health and
associated livelihoods. Correctly identifying the drivers of overexploitation are crucial to …

Abstract The Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax, is the most important fishery by volume in
Mexico; however, this small pelagic species shows fluctuations in catch due to its …

Oceanic mesoscale events such as eddies, coastal upwelling, filaments and fronts created
by water mass intrusion present properties allowing them to concentrate, transport and …

During 2015–2016, a strong El Niño event, nicknamed the “Godzilla El Niño,” occurred in
the Pacific Ocean. Using satellite imagery, in this article we assess impacts of this event on …

Priority Marine Regions (PMR) are important areas for biodiversity conservation in the
Northwest Pacific Ocean in Mexico. The oceanographic dynamics of these regions are very …

The world's smallest porpoise—the vaquita (Phocoena sinus)—is on the brink of extinction.
Endemic to the upper Gulf of California, it has dwindled to fewer than 19 individuals in 2023 …

Marine zooplankton play key roles in the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels and the
removal of CO 2 from the atmosphere through the sedimentation of inorganic and organic …

Cannonball jellyfish has become the target of an important seasonal fishery in the Gulf of
California. Research has focused mainly on biological and management aspects, yet …

Adult fish abundance depends on survival of early life stages, which are susceptible-among
other factors-to environmental variability. Ocean mesoscale events (ie eddies, costal …