A recent study examined current trends in fish abundance and exploitation rates globally and identified successful management solutions for rebuilding depleted fish stocks. Steps taken to curb overfishing are beginning to succeed, yet 63% of assessed fish stocks worldwide still require rebuilding.

A new study provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries' sustainability. The study assessed the effectiveness of the world's fisheries management regimes using evaluations by nearly 1,200 fisheries experts and analyzing these in combination with data on the sustainability of fisheries catches.

A review of the approaches used in the emerging field of marine historical ecology reveals patterns of historical changes in large marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, thus offering new insights into past ecosystems, and providing an important context for contemporary ocean management.

The effects of top-down control on marine ecosystem structure and function are explored in this synthesis paper on oceanic top-down control findings over the last decade, focusing on large, high trophic-level predators inhabiting continental shelves, seas, and the open ocean.