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Near-bottom hypoxia widespread and increasing off the US Pacific Northwest

Recently published research demonstrates a consistent trend toward lower oxygen levels in the region over time, with near-bottom hypoxia observed over nearly half of the continental shelf in 2021.

New U.S. West Coast Recreational Fishing Community Indices Now Available

CCIEA social scientists constructed recreational fishing indices for assessing the involvement and impact of recreational fishing within different U.S. West Coast communities.

Dimensions of cultural ecosystem service contributions to human well-being in marine environments

Developing U.S. West Coast recreational fishing community measures: Applying an index approach in the context of COVID-19 and social vulnerability

Long-distance communication can enable collective migration in a dynamic seascape

Nutrient limitation dampens the response of a harmful algae to a marine heatwave in an upwelling system

Emergent geopolitical risks from fishing activities and past conflicts in the Pacific Ocean

Linking Upwelling Dynamics and Subsurface Nutrients to Projected Productivity Changes in the California Current System

High resolution assessment of commercial fisheries activity along the US West Coast using Vessel Monitoring System data with a case study using California groundfish fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Releases Updated Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) Road Map

Updated road map will continue to guide the agency towards managing our nation’s fisheries at an ecosystem level.