Quezada-Escalona F. J. auteur aut IRD Tommasi D. auteur aut IRD Kaplan I. C. auteur aut IRD Hernvann P. Y. auteur aut IRD Frawley T. H. auteur aut IRD Garcia D. auteur aut IRD Ibaibarriaga L. auteur aut IRD Sánchez-Maroño S. auteur aut IRD de Moor C. auteur aut IRD Beckensteiner Jennifer auteur aut IRD Schueller A. M. auteur aut IRD Feijó D. auteur aut IRD Ciorciaro D. auteur aut IRD Kurota H. auteur aut IRD Oliveros-Ramos R. auteur aut IRD Wildermuth R. P. auteur aut IRD Mroch R. auteur aut IRD Wise L. auteur aut IRD Baker M. R. auteur aut IRD Hansen C. auteur aut IRD Hemed S. A. auteur aut IRD Brochier Timothée auteur aut IRD Stohs S. M. auteur aut IRD Enciso-Enciso C. auteur aut IRD Jacobsen N. S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Small Pelagic Fish (SPF) exhibit large fluctuations in abundance and distribution in response to environmental variability. To maintain the resilience of fishing communities and develop effective and equitable climate adaptation strategies, improved understanding of how the fishing industry responds to spatio-temporal shifts within and across SPF populations is of critical importance. In this paper, we examine the responses of the fishing industry and resource managers to shifts in SPF availability worldwide and identify the resulting socioeconomic impacts. Leveraging SPF case studies from around the globe, we synthesize and compare the social-ecological linkages and feedbacks mediating how SPF fisheries respond to changes in marine ecosystem structure and function associated with (1) spatial shifts in species distribution and habitat availability, (2) 'boom and bust' population dynamics, or (3) changes in fish size and quality. Our case studies illustrate multiple paths towards the resilience of small pelagic fisheries and the fishing industry dependent upon them while emphasizing the need for increased coordination and cooperation across sectors and scales as climate change progresses. Drawing from the lessons offered by historical responses, as environmental variability increases, efforts to increase the flexibility and dynamism of SPF harvest portfolios and management strategies, licensing regimes, and international catch and allocation agreements may be required to ensure resource sustainability and human well-being. specialized Climate change Small pelagic species Fisheries Socio-ecological systems Communities' adaptive responses MONDE 040 [Early access] [31 p.] 2025 0960-3166 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093503 10.1007/s11160-025-09949-4 0960-3166 [F B010093503] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093503 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-06/010093503.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-06-11 2026-06-12 fdi:010093503 fre