Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Aug 2019)
One Hundred Pressing Questions on the Future of Global Fish Migration Science, Conservation, and Policy
- Robert J. Lennox,
- Craig P. Paukert,
- Craig P. Paukert,
- Kim Aarestrup,
- Marie Auger-Méthé,
- Lee Baumgartner,
- Kim Birnie-Gauvin,
- Kristin Bøe,
- Kerry Brink,
- Kerry Brink,
- Jacob W. Brownscombe,
- Jacob W. Brownscombe,
- Yushun Chen,
- 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,
- Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri,
- Martyn C. Lucas,
- Eduardo G. Martins,
- Karen J. Murchie,
- Paulo S. Pompeu,
- Michael Power,
- Rajeev Raghavan,
- Rajeev Raghavan,
- Frank J. Rahel,
- David Secor,
- Jason D. Thiem,
- Eva B. Thorstad,
- Hiroshi Ueda,
- Frederick G. Whoriskey,
- Steven J. Cooke
Affiliations
- Robert J. Lennox
- Laboratory for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
- Craig P. Paukert
- U.S. Geological Survey, Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Columbia, MA, United States
- Craig P. Paukert
- The School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, SC, United States
- Kim Aarestrup
- Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
- Marie Auger-Méthé
- Department of Statistics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Lee Baumgartner
- Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
- Kim Birnie-Gauvin
- Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
- Kristin Bøe
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
- Kerry Brink
- World Fish Migration Foundation, Groningen, Netherlands
- Kerry Brink
- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- Jacob W. Brownscombe
- 0Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Jacob W. Brownscombe
- 1Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Yushun Chen
- 2Institute of Hydrobiology and State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Yushun Chen
- 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Jan G. Davidsen
- 4Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway
- Erika J. Eliason
- 5Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
- Alexander Filous
- 6Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Bronwyn M. Gillanders
- 7Environment Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Ingeborg Palm Helland
- 8Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
- Andrij Z. Horodysky
- 9Department of Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, United States
- Stephanie R. Januchowski-Hartley
- 0Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri
- 1Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri
- 2Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
- Martyn C. Lucas
- 3Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
- Eduardo G. Martins
- 4Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
- Karen J. Murchie
- 5Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, United States
- Paulo S. Pompeu
- 6Biology Department, University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
- Michael Power
- 7Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- Rajeev Raghavan
- 8Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India
- Rajeev Raghavan
- 9Mahseer Trust, Freshwater Biological Association, Wareham, United Kingdom
- Frank J. Rahel
- 0Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States
- David Secor
- 1Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, United States
- Jason D. Thiem
- 2Department of Primary Industries, Narrandera Fisheries Centre, Narrandera, NSW, Australia
- Eva B. Thorstad
- 8Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
- Hiroshi Ueda
- 3Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Aquaculture Promotion Cooperation, Sapporo, Japan
- Frederick G. Whoriskey
- 4Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Steven J. Cooke
- 1Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00286
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7
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.
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