A new study suggests fishing vessel tracking data can act as an early warning during marine heat waves.

Shifts in where fishers operate revealed when albacore and Pacific bluefin tuna moved north or inshore — and when they didn’t — framing fishers as “apex predators” and key sentinels of ocean change.

by Edward Carver
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/study-tracks-fishing-boats-to-see-how-heat-waves-affect-fish-distribution/

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