Robert J. Lennox
One hundred pressing questions on the future of global fish migration science, conservation, and policy
Lennox, Robert J.; Paukert, Craig P.; Aarestrup, Kim; Auger-Methe, Marie; Baumgartner, Lee; Birnie-Gauvin, Kim; Boe, Kristin; Brink, Kerry; Brownscombe, Jacob W.; Chen, Yushun; Davidsen, Jan G.; Eliason, Erika J.; Filous, Alexander; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Helland, Ingeborg Palm; Horodysky, Andrij Z.; Januchowski-Hartley, Stephanie R.; Lowerre-Barbieri, Susan K.; Lucas, Martyn C.; Martins, Eduardo G.; Murchie, Karen J.; Pompeu, Paulo S.; Power, Michael; Raghavan, Rajeev; Rahel, Frank J.; Secor, David; Thiem, Jason D.; Thorstad, Eva B.; Ueda, Hiroshi; Whoriskey, Frederick G.; Cooke, Steven J.
Authors
Craig P. Paukert
Kim Aarestrup
Marie Auger-Methe
Lee Baumgartner
Kim Birnie-Gauvin
Kristin Boe
Kerry Brink
Jacob W. Brownscombe
Yushun Chen
Jan G. Davidsen
Erika J. Eliason
Alexander Filous
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Ingeborg Palm Helland
Andrij Z. Horodysky
Stephanie R. Januchowski-Hartley
Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri
Professor Martyn Lucas m.c.lucas@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Eduardo G. Martins
Karen J. Murchie
Paulo S. Pompeu
Michael Power
Rajeev Raghavan
Frank J. Rahel
David Secor
Jason D. Thiem
Eva B. Thorstad
Hiroshi Ueda
Frederick G. Whoriskey
Steven J. Cooke
Abstract
Migration is a widespread but highly diverse component of many animal life histories. Fish migrate throughout the world's oceans, within lakes and rivers, and between the two realms, transporting matter, energy, and other species (e.g., microbes) across boundaries. Migration is therefore a process responsible for myriad ecosystem services. Many human populations depend on the presence of predictable migrations of fish for their subsistence and livelihoods. Although much research has focused on fish migration, many questions remain in our rapidly changing world. We assembled a diverse team of fundamental and applied scientists who study fish migrations in marine and freshwater environments to identify pressing unanswered questions. Our exercise revealed questions within themes related to understanding the migrating individual's internal state, navigational mechanisms, locomotor capabilities, external drivers of migration, the threats confronting migratory fish including climate change, and the role of migration. In addition, we identified key requirements for aquatic animal management, restoration, policy, and governance. Lessons revealed included the difficulties in generalizing among species and populations, and in understanding the levels of connectivity facilitated by migrating fishes. We conclude by identifying priority research needed for assuring a sustainable future for migratory fishes.
Citation
Lennox, R. J., Paukert, C. P., Aarestrup, K., Auger-Methe, M., Baumgartner, L., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Boe, K., Brink, K., Brownscombe, J. W., Chen, Y., Davidsen, J. G., Eliason, E. J., Filous, A., Gillanders, B. M., Helland, I. P., Horodysky, A. Z., Januchowski-Hartley, S. R., Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., Lucas, M. C., Martins, E. G., …Cooke, S. J. (2019). One hundred pressing questions on the future of global fish migration science, conservation, and policy. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 286. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00286
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 15, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 19, 2019 |
Publication Date | Aug 19, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Aug 19, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 20, 2019 |
Journal | Frontiers in Ecology Evolution |
Print ISSN | 2296-701X |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Article Number | 286 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00286 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1324709 |
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© 2019 Lennox, Paukert, Aarestrup, Auger-Méthé, Baumgartner, Birnie-Gauvin, Bøe, Brink, Brownscombe, Chen, Davidsen, Eliason, Filous, Gillanders, Helland, Horodysky, Januchowski-Hartley, Lowerre-Barbieri, Lucas, Martins, Murchie, Pompeu, Power, Raghavan, Rahel, Secor, Thiem, Thorstad, Ueda, Whoriskey and Cooke. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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