The Future for Fisheries
Abstract
Formal analyses of long-term global marine fisheries prospects have yet to be performed, because fisheries research focuses on local, species-specific management issues. Extrapolation of present trends implies expansion of bottom fisheries into deeper waters, serious impact on biodiversity, and declining global catches, the last possibly aggravated by fuel cost increases. Examination of four scenarios, covering various societal development choices, suggests that the negative trends now besetting fisheries can be turned around, and their supporting ecosystems rebuilt, at least partly.
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Mis-assessment and mis-management of a species can lead to stock depletion.
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- Authors
- Pauly, D., Alder, J., Bennett, E., Christensen, V., Tyedmers, P., & Watson, R.
- Affiliations
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Sea Around Us Project, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Corresponding author
- Pauly, Daniel
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2003-11-21
- Volume
- 302
- Issue
- 5649
- Pages
- 1359-1361
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2076349474
- Cited by
- 516
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Coastal and Marine Management
- Keywords
- global fisheries, fisheries management, deep-sea fisheries, biodiversity impacts, declining fish catches, fuel costs, ecological restoration, sustainable fisheries
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Developing Countries, Environment, Fisheries, Fishes, Forecasting, International Cooperation, Public Policy, Ecosystem, Developed Countries, Government Regulation, Biodiversity
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