Human populations have been concentrated along and exploiting the coastal zones for
millennia. Of regions with the highest human impacts on the oceans, 6 of the top 10 have …

Three jellyfish species, Aurelia aurita, Cyanea nozakii and Nemopilema nomurai, form large
blooms in Chinese seas. We report on the distribution and increasing incidence of jellyfish …

Temperature change and eutrophication are known to affect phytoplankton communities, but
relatively little is known about the effects of interactions between simultaneous changes of …

We performed a global assessment of how fish biomass has changed over the last 100 yr,
applying a previously developed methodology using ecological modeling. Our assessment …

Abstract “Blue Growth” and “Blue Economy” is defined by the World Bank as:“the sustainable
use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, while …

The perception that anthropogenic stressors cause jellyfish blooms is widespread within the
scientific literature and media but robust evidence in support of these claims appears scarce …

Jellyfish outbreaks in the Mediterranean Sea are part of an anthropogenic alteration of the
marine ecosystem and have been documented as health hazards and threats to tourism …

Jellyfish are often considered as stressors on marine ecosystems or as indicators of highly
perturbed systems. Far less attention is given to the potential of such species to provide …

In order to influence global policy effectively, conservation scientists need to be able to
provide robust predictions of the impact of alternative policies on biodiversity and measure …

Fishing mortality and primary production (or proxy for) were used to drive the dynamics of
fish assemblages in 9 trophodynamic models of contrasting marine ecosystems. Historical …