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  • The ecology of fish in the surf zones of ocean beaches: A global review

    Author(s)
    Olds, Andrew D
    Vargas-Fonseca, Elena
    Connolly, Rod M
    Gilby, Ben L
    Huijbers, Chantal M
    Hyndes, Glenn A
    Layman, Craig A
    Whitfield, Alan K
    Schlacher, Thomas A
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Connolly, Rod M.
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    The surf zones of ocean beaches provide habitat for a diversity of fishes and are prime sites for recreational angling and commercial net fisheries. Here, we review the global literature (152 studies) on surf fish ecology to better inform fisheries management and coastal conservation planning. These studies suggest that surf zones support diverse fish assemblages, which are characterized by high numerical dominance (10 species typically comprise 95% of catches), but also show that few families are especially common. The composition of assemblages is highly variable, changing with fluctuations in water temperature, wave climate ...
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    The surf zones of ocean beaches provide habitat for a diversity of fishes and are prime sites for recreational angling and commercial net fisheries. Here, we review the global literature (152 studies) on surf fish ecology to better inform fisheries management and coastal conservation planning. These studies suggest that surf zones support diverse fish assemblages, which are characterized by high numerical dominance (10 species typically comprise 95% of catches), but also show that few families are especially common. The composition of assemblages is highly variable, changing with fluctuations in water temperature, wave climate and the biomass of drifting algae or seagrass. Fish use surf zones as feeding habitats and transit routes, but these areas might not be widely used as spawning sites or juvenile nurseries. These systems are under escalating human pressures, most notably from coastal urbanization and recreational angling. Despite the recognized ecological and economic importance of surf-zone fishes, few studies have tested for impacts of urbanization or fishing. The benefits of marine reserves for fish in surf zones are also rarely measured. We suggest that progress will be made by moving from largely descriptive studies to hypothesis-driven research, which is guided by contemporary ecological theory and adapts modern techniques from research in other ecosystems. A key challenge is to obtain empirical data that are needed to improve the effectiveness of fisheries management and underpin conservation planning for coastal waters.
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    Journal Title
    Fish and Fisheries
    Volume
    19
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12237
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Fisheries sciences
    Ecology
    Fisheries sciences not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/352654
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