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Marine and fisheries research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Liam Lachs
University of British Columbia
2
Nicolas R. Evensen
Old Dominion University
3
Clelia Mulà
The University of Western Australia
4
Silvia Lomartire
Institute of Marine Research
5
Ellen M. Ditria
Griffith University
6
Juliette Aminian-Biquet
Flanders Marine Institute
7
Emily Buckner
Puget Sound Restoration Fund
8
Adele M. Dixon
University of Leeds
9
Helen F. Yan
The University of Sydney
10
Matthew Louis Doherty
University College of the Cayman Islands

Papers

1
Publication in One Earth (2024) [53 citations, W4401529410]
One Earth|2024
53 cit.
2
Natural selection could determine whether <i>Acropora</i> corals persist under expected climate change
Science|2024
33 cit.
3
Demographic recovery of corals at a wave-exposed reef following catastrophic disturbance
Coral Reefs|2024
18 cit.
4
High coral heat tolerance at local-scale thermal refugia
PLOS Climate|2024
18 cit.
5
Publication in npj Ocean Sustainability (2025) [7 citations, W4407163848]
npj Ocean Sustainability|2025
7 cit.
6
Higher spatial resolution is not always better: evaluating satellite-sensed sea surface temperature products for a west Pacific coral reef system
Scientific Reports|2025
5 cit.
7
Species abundances surpass richness effects in the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship across marine fishes
Nature Communications|2025
5 cit.
8
Publication in Data in Brief (2024) [3 citations, W4405009222]
Data in Brief|2024
3 cit.
9
Rising cover amid population density decline: the unstable demography of a reef-building coral
Royal Society Open Science|2025
3 cit.
10
Publication in Current Biology (2026) [2 citations, W7154750894]
Current Biology|2026
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
William W. L. Cheung
University of British Columbia
2
Gergely Torda
Australian Research Council
3
Felipe Fernández
Freie Universität Berlin
4
Charlotte Laufkötter
University of Bern
5
Rachael M. Woods
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
6
M. Conor McManus
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center
7
Seán Lucey
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center
8
Camilla T. McCandless
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
9
Kiersten L. Curti
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center
10
Tobey H. Curtis
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Papers

1
Principles for coral reef restoration in the anthropocene
One Earth|2023
140 cit.
2
Timing and magnitude of climate‐driven range shifts in transboundary fish stocks challenge their management
Global Change Biology|2022
91 cit.
3
Influence of Particle Size and Fragmentation on Large-Scale Microplastic Transport in the Mediterranean Sea
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
70 cit.
4
Climate change exacerbates nutrient disparities from seafood
Nature Climate Change|2023
54 cit.
5
Rebuilding fish biomass for the world's marine ecoregions under climate change
Global Change Biology|2022
45 cit.
6
Large potential impacts of marine heatwaves on ecosystem functioning
Global Change Biology|2024
28 cit.
7
Empirical Lagrangian parametrization for wind-driven mixing of buoyant particles at the ocean surface
Geoscientific model development|2022
26 cit.
8
Vulnerability of exploited deep-sea demersal species to ocean warming, deoxygenation, and acidification
Environmental Biology of Fishes|2022
25 cit.
9
The American Lobster Settlement Index: History, lessons, and future of a long-term, transboundary monitoring collaborative
Frontiers in Marine Science|2023
25 cit.
10
Hope or Despair Revisited: Assessing Progress and New Challenges in Global Fisheries
Fish and Fisheries|2024
20 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Daniel Pauly
University of British Columbia
2
Boris Worm
Dalhousie University
3
Ray Hilborn
Aquatic Systems (United States)
4
Shaun K. Wilson
Australian Institute of Marine Science
5
John D. Reynolds
Simon Fraser University
6
David R. Bellwood
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
7
Bette L. Willis
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
8
Peter J. Mumby
The University of Queensland
9
Nicholas Polunin
Newcastle University
10
Nils Chr. Stenseth
University of Oslo

Papers

1
Fishing Down Marine Food Webs
Science|1998
4.7k cit.
2
FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication
Medical Entomology and Zoology|2005
3.8k cit.
3
Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2005
3.5k cit.
4
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
Nature|2017
3.4k cit.
5
Climate Change and Distribution Shifts in Marine Fishes
Science|2005
3.1k cit.
6
How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?
PLoS Biology|2011
3k cit.
7
On the interrelationships between natural mortality, growth parameters, and mean environmental temperature in 175 fish stocks
ICES Journal of Marine Science|1980
2.8k cit.
8
Anecdotes and the shifting baseline syndrome of fisheries
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|1995
2.5k cit.
9
Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene
Science|2018
2.2k cit.
10
Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Science|2009
2.2k cit.

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