Current and future habitat suitability of northern fur seals and overlap with the commercial walleye pollock fishery in the eastern Bering Sea
Our results illustrate the need to sample multiple sites whenever possible and consider spatial scale when extrapolating species distribution model output for central-place foragers, even when terrestrial sites are < 10 km apart. The high overlap between suitable fur seal habitat and commercial fishery catches of pollock, coupled with projected changes in habitat suitability, underscore the need for targeted studies investigating fisheries impacts on this declining population.
Authors
- Elliott L. Hazen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0412-7178)
- Wei Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4947-316X)
- Albert J. Hermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-7464)
- Kelly Kearney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6152-5236)
- Noel A. Pelland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-4052)
- Elizabeth A. McHuron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3147-2628)
- Jeremy T. Sterling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1510-6134)
- Rolf R. Ream
Institutions
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center (US)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Ecology
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-025-00545-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Marine animal studies overview
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Climate Program Office
- NOAA Research