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The Release Series: Book ThreeDakota Landry just got out of prison after twelve years. If anyone can understand how that feels, it's his new friend, Sage, who is determined to help him get used to life on the outside—and believes Dakota didn't commit the crime he was in for. Jayden Wilson is a former prosecutor who agrees to look into the case at the request of Sage's lover, Adam. He sets out to prove Dakota is just another “innocent” ex-con, but once they meet, Jayden is more and more convinced Dakota just didn't do what everyone thinks he did. Trouble follows Dakota, and nothing is easy as he struggles to figure out how to live, now that he has choices. And Jayden isn't sure how Dakota, or any lover for that matter, fits into his life. Their path from friendship to romance is a slow one, but Dakota begins to believe he deserves a chance at life, and Jayden falls a little more for Dakota every day. Now they just need to tell each other how they feel.

In this New York Times bestseller, WNBA, Olympic, and NCAA star Tamika Catchings shares how her faith helped her overcome a disability to become a champion committed to helping at-risk youth.

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Korean coastal waters mark the southern distribution limit of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the northwestern Pacific, where climate regime shifts (CRSs) since the late 1980s have driven regional variability in cod catches. Despite the species' ecological and commercial importance, limited research has explored how temperature-dependent physiological traits during early life stages (ELSs; eggs and larvae) interact with local oceanographic conditions to influence recruitment success. This study experimentally assessed cod ELS survival and growth across temperatures representative of Korean spawning seasons and applied these results to estimate a habitat suitability index (HSI: 0–1) across three regions, namely the eastern, western, and southern coasts of Korea, over multiple decades. Hatching rates declined sharply below 3 °C and above 10 °C (HSI 

We use a unique quantitative dataset from the Solomon Islands to study the extent of knowledge exchange within small-scale fishing communities and its relationship to the variability in fish catches experienced by individual fishers. We focus on the number of social contacts each fisher has for discussing issues related to resource conditions. Results suggest that fishers with no knowledge exchange contacts experience approximately 20 % higher catch variance compared to those who have at least one person with whom they can discuss resource conditions. This relationship is even stronger for fishers who perceive local fish stocks to be declining. However, we find little evidence that fishers with such perceptions are more likely to engage in knowledge exchange. In the Solomon Islands and other developing regions, small-scale fisheries are often managed through community-led approaches, with fishers relying on informal social ties to share information and coordinate resource use. Our study provides new insights into the role of informal knowledge exchange networks, particularly in contexts where concern over stock depletion is shared among community members.

Invasive species pose significant challenges to marine ecosystems worldwide, with lionfish among the most prominent. Lionfish (Pterois miles and Pterois volitans) began invading the northwestern Atlantic in the 1980s and rapidly expanded throughout the region. In the Mediterranean, they were first recorded off Israel in 1991, followed by a new invasion event in Lebanon in 2012. Since then, the species has spread rapidly across the eastern Mediterranean and progressively westward, raising concerns over ecological and socio-economic impacts, building on lessons from their invasion in the Atlantic and far beyond. In Türkiye, P. miles has rapidly expanded along the southern coasts, triggering ecological concerns and driving interest in scalable removal strategies. This study evaluates the catch efficiency of thick trammel nets, a widely used gear type in small-scale fisheries in relation to gear configuration and environmental factors.Between 2022 and 2024, 41 thick trammel net deployments were conducted at depths of 16–62.5  m using nets with varying mesh sizes (72, 90, 100 mm) and twine thicknesses (210/9 and 210/12 denier). The nets were soaked for 12 h and 50 min to 23 h. All fish were identified and weighed onboard. Lionfish accounted for over 50 % of total catch, reflecting their high regional abundance. Catch per unit effort was positively correlated with soak time and water temperature, and negatively with mesh size and longitude. Generalized Additive Models indicated peak catch per unit effort at 24–28 °C, with optimal performance around 80–90 mm mesh size and longer soak durations.While twine thickness had a limited effect on catch per unit effort, thicker lines were associated with safer handling of lionfish and may increase fisher willingness to target this species. The findings suggest that modest gear adjustments—combined with favorable environmental timing—can enhance lionfish removals without altering core fishing practices. These results support the integration of gear-based solutions into market-driven invasive species control strategies, with potential socio-economic benefits for small-scale fisheries communities.