Bograd Steven J.

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  • Article
    A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation
    (Wiley, 2021-03-15) Sequeira, Ana M. M. ; O'Toole, Malcolm ; Keates, Theresa R. ; McDonnell, Laura H. ; Braun, Camrin D. ; Hoenner, Xavier ; Jaine, Fabrice R. A. ; Jonsen, Ian ; Newman, Peggy ; Pye, Jonathan ; Bograd, Steven ; Hays, Graeme ; Hazen, Elliott L. ; Holland, Melinda ; Tsontos, Vardis ; Blight, Clint ; Cagnacci, Francesca ; Davidson, Sarah C. ; Dettki, Holger ; Duarte, Carlos M. ; Dunn, Daniel C. ; Eguíluz, Víctor M. ; Fedak, Michael ; Gleiss, Adrian C. ; Hammerschlag, Neil ; Hindell, Mark ; Holland, Kim ; Janekovic, Ivica ; McKinzie, Megan K. ; Muelbert, Monica M. C. ; Pattiaratchi, Charitha ; Rutz, Christian ; Sims, David W. ; Simmons, Samantha E. ; Townsend, Brendal ; Whoriskey, Frederick G. ; Woodward, Bill ; Costa, Daniel P. ; Heupel, Michelle R. ; McMahon, Clive R. ; Harcourt, Robert ; Weise, Michael
    1. Bio-logging data obtained by tagging animals are key to addressing global conservation challenges. However, the many thousands of existing bio-logging datasets are not easily discoverable, universally comparable, nor readily accessible through existing repositories and across platforms, slowing down ecological research and effective management. A set of universal standards is needed to ensure discoverability, interoperability and effective translation of bio-logging data into research and management recommendations. 2. We propose a standardisation framework adhering to existing data principles (FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable; and TRUST: Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability and Technology) and involving the use of simple templates to create a data flow from manufacturers and researchers to compliant repositories, where automated procedures should be in place to prepare data availability into four standardised levels: (a) decoded raw data, (b) curated data, (c) interpolated data and (d) gridded data. Our framework allows for integration of simple tabular arrays (e.g. csv files) and creation of sharable and interoperable network Common Data Form (netCDF) files containing all the needed information for accuracy-of-use, rightful attribution (ensuring data providers keep ownership through the entire process) and data preservation security. 3. We show the standardisation benefits for all stakeholders involved, and illustrate the application of our framework by focusing on marine animals and by providing examples of the workflow across all data levels, including filled templates and code to process data between levels, as well as templates to prepare netCDF files ready for sharing. 4. Adoption of our framework will facilitate collection of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) in support of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and inter-governmental assessments (e.g. the World Ocean Assessment), and will provide a starting point for broader efforts to establish interoperable bio-logging data formats across all fields in animal ecology.
  • Dataset
    Physical indicators of winter climate variability (coastal upwelling, sea level, precipitation) influenced by the winter North Pacific High (CalBenJI project)
    (Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Contact: bco-dmo-data@whoi.edu, 2021-12-27) Black, Bryan ; Bograd, Steven ; Garcia Reyes, Marisol ; Sydeman, William
    Physical indicators of winter climate variability (coastal upwelling, sea level, precipitation) influenced by the winter North Pacific High. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/686578
  • Dataset
    Path analysis, run in Stata v. 11.1, for direct/indirect effects of upwelling on seabirds; data were collected at Dassen and Robben Islands, Malgas Island and in Lamberts Bay, South Africa
    (Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Contact: bco-dmo-data@whoi.edu, 2019-08-05) Black, Bryan ; Bograd, Steven ; Garcia Reyes, Marisol ; Sydeman, William
    Path analysis, run in Stata v. 11.1, for direct/indirect effects of upwelling on seabirds; data were collected at Dassen and Robben Islands, Malgas Island and in Lamberts Bay, South Africa. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/679946
  • Dataset
    Monthly Regional Cumulative Upwelling Index (Ekman transport) for California and Benguela Ecosystems from 1979-2014
    (Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Contact: bco-dmo-data@whoi.edu, 2021-12-27) Black, Bryan ; Bograd, Steven ; Garcia Reyes, Marisol ; Sydeman, William
    Monthly Regional Cumulative Upwelling Index (Ekman transport) for California and Benguela Ecosystems from 1979-2014/ For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/674979
  • Article
    Seasonal-to-interannual prediction of North American coastal marine ecosystems: forecast methods, mechanisms of predictability, and priority developments
    (Elsevier, 2020-02-20) Jacox, Michael ; Alexander, Michael A. ; Siedlecki, Samantha A. ; Chen, Ke ; Kwon, Young-Oh ; Brodie, Stephanie ; Ortiz, Ivonne ; Tommasi, Desiree ; Widlansky, Matthew J. ; Barrie, Daniel ; Capotondi, Antonietta ; Cheng, Wei ; Di Lorenzo, Emanuele ; Edwards, Christopher ; Fiechter, Jerome ; Fratantoni, Paula S. ; Hazen, Elliott L. ; Hermann, Albert J. ; Kumar, Arun ; Miller, Arthur J. ; Pirhalla, Douglas ; Pozo Buil, Mercedes ; Ray, Sulagna ; Sheridan, Scott ; Subramanian, Aneesh C. ; Thompson, Philip ; Thorne, Lesley ; Annamalai, Hariharasubramanian ; Aydin, Kerim ; Bograd, Steven ; Griffis, Roger B. ; Kearney, Kelly ; Kim, Hyemi ; Mariotti, Annarita ; Merrifield, Mark ; Rykaczewski, Ryan R.
    Marine ecosystem forecasting is an area of active research and rapid development. Promise has been shown for skillful prediction of physical, biogeochemical, and ecological variables on a range of timescales, suggesting potential for forecasts to aid in the management of living marine resources and coastal communities. However, the mechanisms underlying forecast skill in marine ecosystems are often poorly understood, and many forecasts, especially for biological variables, rely on empirical statistical relationships developed from historical observations. Here, we review statistical and dynamical marine ecosystem forecasting methods and highlight examples of their application along U.S. coastlines for seasonal-to-interannual (1–24 month) prediction of properties ranging from coastal sea level to marine top predator distributions. We then describe known mechanisms governing marine ecosystem predictability and how they have been used in forecasts to date. These mechanisms include physical atmospheric and oceanic processes, biogeochemical and ecological responses to physical forcing, and intrinsic characteristics of species themselves. In reviewing the state of the knowledge on forecasting techniques and mechanisms underlying marine ecosystem predictability, we aim to facilitate forecast development and uptake by (i) identifying methods and processes that can be exploited for development of skillful regional forecasts, (ii) informing priorities for forecast development and verification, and (iii) improving understanding of conditional forecast skill (i.e., a priori knowledge of whether a forecast is likely to be skillful). While we focus primarily on coastal marine ecosystems surrounding North America (and the U.S. in particular), we detail forecast methods, physical and biological mechanisms, and priority developments that are globally relevant.
  • Article
    Divergent responses of highly migratory species to climate change in the California Current
    (Wiley Open Access, 2023-12-08) Lezama-Ochoa, Nerea ; Brodie, Stephanie ; Welch, Heather ; Jacox, Michael G. ; Pozo Buil, Mercedes ; Fiechter, Jerome ; Cimino, Megan A. ; Muhling, Barbara A. ; Dewar, Heidi ; Becker, Elizabeth A. ; Forney, Karin A. ; Costa, Daniel ; Benson, Scott R. ; Farchadi, Nima ; Braun, Camrin D. ; Lewison, Rebecca ; Bograd, Steven J. ; Hazen, Elliott L.
    Marine biodiversity faces unprecedented threats from anthropogenic climate change. Ecosystem responses to climate change have exhibited substantial variability in the direction and magnitude of redistribution, posing challenges for developing effective climate-adaptive marine management strategies.
  • Article
    Widespread habitat loss and redistribution of marine top predators in a changing ocean
    (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023-08-09) Braun, Camrin D. ; Lezama-Ochoa, Nerea ; Farchadi, Nima ; Arostegui, Martin C. ; Alexander, Michael ; Allyn, Andrew ; Bograd, Steven J. ; Brodie, Stephanie ; Crear, Daniel P. ; Curtis, Tobey H. ; Hazen, Elliott L. ; Kerney, Alex ; Mills, Katherine E. ; Pugh, Dylan ; Scott, James D. ; Welch, Heather ; Young-Morse, Riley ; Lewison, Rebecca L.
    The Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico are among the fastest warming ocean regions, a trend that is expected to continue through this century with far-reaching implications for marine ecosystems. We examine the distribution of 12 highly migratory top predator species using predictive models and project expected habitat changes using downscaled climate models. Our models predict widespread losses of suitable habitat for most species, concurrent with substantial northward displacement of core habitats >500 km. These changes include up to >70% loss of suitable habitat area for some commercially and ecologically important species. We also identify predicted hot spots of multi-species habitat loss focused offshore of the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts. For several species, the predicted changes are already underway, which are likely to have substantial impacts on the efficacy of static regulatory frameworks used to manage highly migratory species. The ongoing and projected effects of climate change highlight the urgent need to adaptively and proactively manage dynamic marine ecosystems.
  • Article
    Dynamic human, oceanographic, and ecological factors mediate transboundary fishery overlap across the Pacific high seas
    (Wiley, 2023-09-19) Frawley, Timothy H. ; Muhling, Barbara A. ; Brodie, Stephanie ; Blondin, Hannah ; Welch, Heather ; Arostegui, Martin C. ; Bograd, Steven J. ; Braun, Camrin D. ; Cimino, Megan A.
    The management and conservation of tuna and other transboundary marine species have to date been limited by an incomplete understanding of the oceanographic, ecological and socioeconomic factors mediating fishery overlap and interactions, and how these factors vary across expansive, open ocean habitats. Despite advances in fisheries monitoring and biologging technology, few attempts have been made to conduct integrated ecological analyses at basin scales relevant to pelagic fisheries and the highly migratory species they target. Here, we use vessel tracking data, archival tags, observer records, and machine learning to examine inter- and intra-annual variability in fisheries overlap (2013–2020) of five pelagic longline fishing fleets with North Pacific albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga, Scombridae). Although progressive declines in catch and biomass have been observed over the past several decades, the North Pacific albacore is one of the only Pacific tuna stocks primarily targeted by pelagic longlines not currently listed as overfished or experiencing overfishing. We find that fishery overlap varies significantly across time and space as mediated by (1) differences in habitat preferences between juvenile and adult albacore; (2) variation of oceanographic features known to aggregate pelagic biomass; and (3) the different spatial niches targeted by shallow-set and deep-set longline fishing gear. These findings may have significant implications for stock assessment in this and other transboundary fishery systems, particularly the reliance on fishery-dependent data to index abundance. Indeed, we argue that additional consideration of how overlap, catchability, and size selectivity parameters vary over time and space may be required to ensure the development of robust, equitable, and climate-resilient harvest control rules.
  • Article
    Marine heatwaves redistribute pelagic fishing fleets
    (Wiley, 2024-04-04) Farchadi, Nima ; Welch, Heather ; Braun, Camrin D. ; Allyn, Andrew J. ; Bograd, Steven J. ; Brodie, Stephanie ; Hazen, Elliott L. ; Kerney, Alex ; Lezama-Ochoa, Nerea ; Mills, Katherine E. ; Pugh, Dylan ; Young-Morse, Riley ; Lewison, Rebecca L.
    Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have measurable impacts on marine ecosystems and reliant fisheries and associated communities. However, how MHWs translate to changes in fishing opportunities and the displacement of fishing fleets remains poorly understood. Using fishing vessel tracking data from the automatic identification system (AIS), we developed vessel distribution models for two pelagic fisheries targeting highly migratory species, the U.S. Atlantic longline and Pacific troll fleets, to understand how MHW properties (intensity, size, and duration) influence core fishing grounds and fleet displacement. For both fleets, MHW size had the largest influence on fishing ground area with northern fishing grounds gaining and southern fishing grounds decreasing in area. However, fleet displacement in response to MHWs varied between coasts, as the Atlantic longline fleet displaced farther in southern regions whereas the most northern and southern regions of the Pacific troll fleet shifted farther. Characterizing fishing fleet responses to these anomalous conditions can help identify regional vulnerabilities under future extreme events and aid in supporting climate-readiness and resilience in pelagic fisheries.