From the Editors

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Large pelagic fish, such as the sailfish on the photo, are highly adapted to feeding on small pelagic fish.

Van Denderen, P. D., et al. Global patterns in marine predatory fish. Nat. Ecol. Evol. 2, 65-70 (2017).

The global occurrence of these pelagic predators can be predicted from the degree to which marine production is driven by energy from the pelagic ocean or the benthic (bottom) community. Photo by Rodrigo Friscione.