Food-web models represent a synthesis of knowledge of these dependencies and are a platform for evaluating the consequences of change in small pelagic fish productivity.
Each year, NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Region collects, verifies, documents, and responds to reports of large whale entanglements along the U.S. West Coast.
In the face of accelerating changes to our climate, it is critical that we robustly document the status and trends of the world’s coral reefs to best highlight resilient reefs and identify resilience-supporting management practices.
The loss of Arctic sea ice and warming climate conditions are altering ecosystem processes within the NBS. These conditions are more conducive for larger and recurrent HABs as well as increases in HAB toxins in food webs that may impact wildlife health.