Interrelationships Between Corals and Fisheries

Stephen A. Bortone, PhD, recently retired as executive director of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and now serves as a principal in an environmental consulting firm (Osprey Aquatic Sciences, Inc.) specializing in fisheries and other aquatic sciences. For the past 45 years, he has conducted research on fisheries and the life history of aquatic organisms, especially fishes, chiefly in the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico. He has published over 160 scientific articles on broad aspects of the aquatic sciences, but mostly on fisheries. In addition, he has edited four books on the aquatic sciences.

Introduction: The Need to Discern the Relationships between Corals and Fisheries. Addressing the Global Decline in Coral Reefs and Forthcoming Impacts on Fishery Yields. Distribution and Diversity of Coral Habitat, Fishes, and Associated Fisheries in U.S. Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Implementation of Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (CHAPCs): South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Process. Characterization and Interrelationships of Deepwater Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Communities Off Florida. Factors Affecting Coral Reef Fisheries in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Coral Community Development on Offshore Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico: What We Now Know. A Strategic Approach to Address Fisheries Impacts to Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems. Restoring Deepwater Coral Ecosystems and Fisheries after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Mangrove Connectivity Helps Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries under Global Climate Change. Augmented Catch-MSY Approach to Fishery Management in Coral-Associated Fisheries. Predictive Mapping of Coral Reef Fish Species and Communities. Progressing from Data to Information: Incorporating GIS into Coral and Fisheries Management. Connectivity in the Tropical Coastal Seascape: Implications for Marine Spatial Planning and Resource Management. Sustaining the Interrelationships between Corals and Fisheries: Managing for the Future.