Fisheries Surveys Are Essential Ocean Observing Programs in a Time of Global Change: A Synthesis of Oceanographic and Ecological Data From U.S. West Coast Fisheries Surveys

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Natalya D. Gallo, Noelle M. Bowlin, Andrew R. Thompson, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Briana Brady, Brice X. Semmens
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: ocean observing; ecological time series; fisheries survey; essential biodiversity variable; essential ocean variable; ecosystem management; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Pillar; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.757124; https://doaj.org/article/c18be6d56080473ebecae5dc6a772145

As climate change and other anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems accelerate in the 21st century, there is an increasing need for sustained ocean time series. A robust and collaborative network of regional monitoring programs can detect early signs of unanticipated changes, provide a more holis...