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Biomass, Size, and Trophic Status of Top Predators in the Pacific Ocean

Sibert, John, Hampton, John, Kleiber, Pierre, Maunder, Mark·2006·Science

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Fisheries have removed at least 50 million tons of tuna and other top-level predators from the Pacific Ocean pelagic ecosystem since 1950, leading to concerns about a catastrophic reduction in population biomass and the collapse of oceanic food chains. We analyzed all available data from Pacific tuna fisheries for 1950-2004 to provide comprehensive estimates of fishery impacts on population biomass and size structure. Current biomass ranges among species from 36 to 91% of the biomass predicted in the absence of fishing, a level consistent with or higher than standard fisheries management targets. Fish larger than 175 centimeters fork length have decreased from 5% to approximately 1% of the total population. The trophic level of the catch has decreased slightly, but there is no detectable decrease in the trophic level of the population. These results indicate substantial, though not catastrophic, impacts of fisheries on these top-level predators and minor impacts on the ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean.

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Authors: Sibert, J., Hampton, J., Kleiber, P., & Maunder, M.
Affiliations: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
Corresponding author: Sibert, John
ORCID: Hampton, John
Maunder, Mark
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2006-12-15
Volume: 314
Issue: 5806
Pages: 1773-1776
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1135347
OpenAlex: W2109278119
Cited by: 246
References: 0
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FWCI: 17.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Keywords: Pacific tuna fisheries, top predators, population biomass, size structure, trophic levels, fisheries impacts, pelagic ecosystem
MeSH terms: Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Fisheries, Pacific Ocean, Perciformes, Population Density, Population Dynamics, Predatory Behavior, Sharks, Tuna, Ecosystem, Biomass, Food Chain, Body Size

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