Comment on “Five centuries of cod catches in eastern Canada,” by Schijns et al
Abstract Schijns et al. use a historical time series to inform a stock assessment model for the northern Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fishery from 1508 to 2019. They find that catches from the sixteenth century to the 1950s did not exceed 200000 t per annum and could have been sustained today “if fis...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icesjms/fsac089 2023-05-15T15:27:31+02:00 Comment on “Five centuries of cod catches in eastern Canada,” by Schijns et al Holm, Poul Hayes, Patrick W Nicholls, John Raicevich, Sasa 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac089 https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/79/5/1705/44278852/fsac089.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 79, issue 5, page 1705-1707 ISSN 1054-3139 1095-9289 Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2022 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac089 2022-07-07T11:43:29Z Abstract Schijns et al. use a historical time series to inform a stock assessment model for the northern Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fishery from 1508 to 2019. They find that catches from the sixteenth century to the 1950s did not exceed 200000 t per annum and could have been sustained today “if fishing effort and mortality had been stabilized in the 1980s”. Had Schijns et al. used a more complete and representative time series (as identified below), they would have found that catches were substantially higher during much of the time period, possibly affecting their conclusions regarding the timing and onset of unsustainable exploitation. In an earlier paper, based on original archival documentation, we have argued that total landings in the Newfoundland fishery averaged 400000 t in the eighteenth century and peaked at 600000 t in 1788. We contend that pre-industrial technology was sufficient to have a significant impact on marine life. Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod Gadus morhua Newfoundland Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Canada ICES Journal of Marine Science |
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Abstract Schijns et al. use a historical time series to inform a stock assessment model for the northern Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fishery from 1508 to 2019. They find that catches from the sixteenth century to the 1950s did not exceed 200000 t per annum and could have been sustained today “if fishing effort and mortality had been stabilized in the 1980s”. Had Schijns et al. used a more complete and representative time series (as identified below), they would have found that catches were substantially higher during much of the time period, possibly affecting their conclusions regarding the timing and onset of unsustainable exploitation. In an earlier paper, based on original archival documentation, we have argued that total landings in the Newfoundland fishery averaged 400000 t in the eighteenth century and peaked at 600000 t in 1788. We contend that pre-industrial technology was sufficient to have a significant impact on marine life. |
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Comment on “Five centuries of cod catches in eastern Canada,” by Schijns et al |
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