Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate
Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, a keystone species in the Southern Ocean, is highly relevant for studying effects of climate-related shifts on management systems. Krill provides a key link between primary producers and higher trophic levels and supports the largest regional fishery. Any major per...
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ftfnanseninst:oai:fni.brage.unit.no:11250/2765346 2024-09-15T17:48:38+00:00 Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate McBride, Margaret Stokke, Olav Schram Renner, Angelika Krafft, Bjørn Arne Bergstad, Odd Aksel Biuw, Martin Lowther, Andrew Stiansen, Jan Erik 2021 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2765346 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13705 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 257614 Norges forskningsråd: 267416 Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2021, 668 185-214. urn:issn:0171-8630 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2765346 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13705 cristin:1918436 185-214 668 Marine Ecology Progress Series Peer reviewed Journal article 2021 ftfnanseninst https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13705 2024-08-13T03:17:00Z Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, a keystone species in the Southern Ocean, is highly relevant for studying effects of climate-related shifts on management systems. Krill provides a key link between primary producers and higher trophic levels and supports the largest regional fishery. Any major perturbation in the krill population would have severe ecological and economic ramifications. We review the literature to determine how climate change, in concert with other environmental changes, alters krill habitat, affects spatial distribution/abundance, and impacts fisheries management. Findings recently reported on the effects of climate change on krill distribution and abundance are inconsistent, however, raising questions regarding methods used to detect changes in density and biomass. One recent study reported a sharp decline in krill densities near their northern limit, accompanied by a poleward contraction in distribution in the Southwest Atlantic sector. Another recent study found no evidence of long-term decline in krill density or biomass and reported no evidence of a poleward shift in distribution. Moreover, with predicted decreases in phytoplankton production, vertical foraging migrations to the seabed may become more frequent, also impacting krill production and harvesting. Potentially cumulative impacts of climate change further compound the management challenge faced by CCAMLR, the organization responsible for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources: to detect changes in the abundance, distribution, and reproductive performance of krill and krill-dependent predator stocks and to respond to such change by adjusting its conservation measures. Based on CCAMLR reports and documents, we review the institutional framework, outline how climate change has been addressed within this organization, and examine the prospects for further advances toward ecosystem risk assessment and an adaptive management system. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Southern Ocean Fridtjof Nansen Institute: FNI Open archive (Brage) Marine Ecology Progress Series 668 185 214 |
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Antarctic krill Euphausia superba, a keystone species in the Southern Ocean, is highly relevant for studying effects of climate-related shifts on management systems. Krill provides a key link between primary producers and higher trophic levels and supports the largest regional fishery. Any major perturbation in the krill population would have severe ecological and economic ramifications. We review the literature to determine how climate change, in concert with other environmental changes, alters krill habitat, affects spatial distribution/abundance, and impacts fisheries management. Findings recently reported on the effects of climate change on krill distribution and abundance are inconsistent, however, raising questions regarding methods used to detect changes in density and biomass. One recent study reported a sharp decline in krill densities near their northern limit, accompanied by a poleward contraction in distribution in the Southwest Atlantic sector. Another recent study found no evidence of long-term decline in krill density or biomass and reported no evidence of a poleward shift in distribution. Moreover, with predicted decreases in phytoplankton production, vertical foraging migrations to the seabed may become more frequent, also impacting krill production and harvesting. Potentially cumulative impacts of climate change further compound the management challenge faced by CCAMLR, the organization responsible for conservation of Antarctic marine living resources: to detect changes in the abundance, distribution, and reproductive performance of krill and krill-dependent predator stocks and to respond to such change by adjusting its conservation measures. Based on CCAMLR reports and documents, we review the institutional framework, outline how climate change has been addressed within this organization, and examine the prospects for further advances toward ecosystem risk assessment and an adaptive management system. publishedVersion |
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McBride, Margaret Stokke, Olav Schram Renner, Angelika Krafft, Bjørn Arne Bergstad, Odd Aksel Biuw, Martin Lowther, Andrew Stiansen, Jan Erik Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate |
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Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate |
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Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate |
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Antarctic krill Euphausia superba: spatial distribution, abundance, and management of fisheries in a changing climate |
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