Food in the Sea: Size Also Matters for Pelagic Fish

Food in the Sea: Size Also Matters for Pelagic Fish

Small pelagic fish are key components of marine ecosystems and fisheries worldwide. Despite the absence of recruitment failure and overfishing, pelagic fisheries have been in crisis for a decade in the Western Mediterranean Sea because of a marked decline in sardine size and condition. This situatio...

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Main Authors: Quentin Queiros, Jean-Marc Fromentin, Eric Gasset, Gilbert Dutto, Camille Huiban, Luisa Metral, Lina Leclerc, Quentin Schull, David J. McKenzie, Claire Saraux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
experimentation
small pelagics
Sardina pilchardus
body condition
bottom-up control
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00385/full

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