Is it deforestation or desertification when we do it to the ocean?

Anecdotal evidence from 60 marine species suggests a pattern of resource exhaustion rather than sustainable use. There is a reason to believe that biomass in the Atlantic Western Boundary Current Fishery-Grand Banks, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea is 3-10% of what it was wh...

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Main Authors: MacIntyre, F., Estep, K.W., Noji, T.T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Oceanography
Barents Sea
Norwegian Sea
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://aquaticcommons.org/9323/
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2230.pdf
http://aquaticcommons.org/9323/1/na_2230.pdf
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Summary:Anecdotal evidence from 60 marine species suggests a pattern of resource exhaustion rather than sustainable use. There is a reason to believe that biomass in the Atlantic Western Boundary Current Fishery-Grand Banks, Newfoundland, North Atlantic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea is 3-10% of what it was when fishing was started. Selective removal of large species may have caused major nutrient distribution in both rich and poor waters.

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