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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.

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Authors

Robert J. Lennox

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

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
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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