Frontiers in Marine Science • Vol 10
Evaluation of fisheries management policies in the alien species-rich Eastern Mediterranean under climate change
July 2023 • Eyal Ofir, Xavier Corrales, Marta Coll, Johanna J. Heymans, Menachem Goren, Jeroen Steenbeek, Yael Amitai, Noam Shachar, Gideon Gal
Recent decades have witnessed declines in the amount of fishing catch due to changes in the marine ecosystem of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. These changes are mainly a consequence of direct human activities as well as global warming and the entry of invasive species. Therefore, there is a need to improve fisheries management so that it accounts for the various stressors and uses of the marine environment beyond fishing, while providing sustainable catches and maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The ability to under…