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Overview

Kevin D. Friedland is a researcher affiliated with the National Marine Fisheries Service in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, contributing extensively to the understanding of marine and fisheries research, fish ecology and management, and related oceanographic processes.

The primary fields of study in Friedland's research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

More specific subfields explored in their publications feature:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science

Their research covers several main topics, reflecting a broad interest in marine ecosystems and their dynamics:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Friedland has published multiple papers in well-recognized venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Fisheries Oceanography
  • Global Change Biology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Ecology and Evolution

Several recent publications authored or co-authored by Friedland include:

  • "Are we ready to track climate-driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? - A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data" (2020) in Global Change Biology
  • "Trends and change points in surface and bottom thermal environments of the US Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem" (2020) in Fisheries Oceanography
  • "Dynamic changes in American lobster suitable habitat distribution on the Northeast U.S. Shelf linked to oceanographic conditions" (2020) in Fisheries Oceanography
  • "Decadal-scale phenology and seasonal climate drivers of migratory baleen whales in a rapidly warming marine ecosystem" (2022) in Global Change Biology
  • "A systematic review of spatial habitat associations and modeling of marine fish distribution: A guide to predictors, methods, and knowledge gaps" (2021) in PLoS ONE

The researcher has collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Damian C. Brady
  • Ryan Morse
  • Sarah Gaichas
  • Aurore Maureaud
  • Romain Frelat

Best Publications

  • Stock identification and its role in stock assessment and fisheries management: an overview

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  • Reconciling fisheries catch and ocean productivity.

    Charles A. Stock;Jasmin G. John;Ryan R. Rykaczewski;Rebecca G. Asch

  • Projected sea surface temperatures over the 21st century: Changes in the mean, variability and extremes for large marine ecosystem regions of Northern Oceans

    Michael A. Alexander;James D. Scott;Kevin D. Friedland;Katherine E. Mills

  • Oceanic changes in the Sargasso Sea and declines in recruitment of the European eel

    Kevin D. Friedland;Michael J. Miller;Brian Knights

  • The utility of image processing techniques for morphometric analysis and stock identification

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  • Pathways between Primary Production and Fisheries Yields of Large Marine Ecosystems

    Kevin D. Friedland;Charles Stock;Kenneth F. Drinkwater;Jason S. Link

  • The recruitment of Atlantic salmon in Europe

    Kevin D. Friedland;Julian C. MacLean;Lars P. Hansen;Arnaud J. Peyronnet

  • Marine survival of North American and European Atlantic salmon: effects of growth and environment

    K. D. Friedland;D. G. Reddin;J. F. Kocik

  • Ecosystem effects of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

    Janet A. Nye;Matthew R. Baker;Richard Bell;Andrew Kenny

  • Multidecadal trends in North American Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) stocks and climate trends relevant to juvenile survival

    K D Friedland;D G Reddin;J R McMenemy;K F Drinkwater

  • Ocean climate influences on critical Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) life history events

    Kevin D Friedland

  • Nutrient enrichment and fisheries exploitation: interactive effects on estuarine living resources and their management

    D.L. Breitburg;J.K. Craig;J.K. Craig;R.S. Fulford;R.S. Fulford;K.A. Rose

  • Long-term trends and regime shifts in sea surface temperature on the continental shelf of the northeast United States

    Kevin D. Friedland;Jonathan A. Hare

  • Diurnal variation in thermal environment experienced by salmonids in the North Pacific as indicated by data storage tags

    Robert V. Walker;Katherine W. Myers;Nancy D. Davis;Kerim Y. Aydin

  • Atlantic Sturgeon Marine Bycatch and Mortality on the Continental Shelf of the Northeast United States

    Andrew B. Stein;Kevin D. Friedland;Michael Sutherland

  • Marine temperatures experienced by postsmolts and the survival of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in the North Sea area

    Kevin D. Friedland;Lars P. Hansen;David A. Dunkley

  • Use of Otolith Morphology in Stock Discriminations of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

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  • Accelerated warming and emergent trends in fisheries biomass yields of the world's large marine ecosystems.

    Kenneth Sherman;Igor M Belkin;Kevin D Friedland;John O'Reilly

  • Ecosystem responses to recent oceanographic variability in high-latitude Northern Hemisphere ecosystems

    Franz J. Mueter;Cecilie Broms;Kenneth F. Drinkwater;Kevin D. Friedland

  • Seasonal trends and phenology shifts in sea surface temperature on the North American northeastern continental shelf

    Andrew C. Thomas;Andrew J. Pershing;Kevin D. Friedland;Janet A. Nye

  • Defining trends and thresholds in responses of ecological indicators to fishing and environmental pressures

    Scott I. Large;Gavin Fay;Kevin D. Friedland;Jason S. Link

  • Discrimination between Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) of North American and European Origin using Restriction Analyses of Mitochondrial DNA

    Eldredge Bermingham;Stephen H. Forbes;Kevin Friedland;Carles Pla

  • Extinction considerations for diadromous fishes

    B. Jonsson;R. S. Waples;K. D. Friedland

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason S. Link
Jason S. Link National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jonathan A. Hare
Jonathan A. Hare National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kenneth F. Drinkwater
Kenneth F. Drinkwater Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
George L. Hunt
George L. Hunt University of Washington
Reg Watson
Reg Watson University of Tasmania
Andrew C. Thomas
Andrew C. Thomas University of Maine
Alida Bundy
Alida Bundy Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Vincent S. Saba
Vincent S. Saba National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Franz J. Mueter
Franz J. Mueter University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kenneth E. Sherman
Kenneth E. Sherman University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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