Global fisheries losses at the exclusive economic zone level, 1950 to present
Up to one-third of commercial fishery stocks may be overfished at present. By analyzing catch trends and applying an empirical relationship derived from stock assessments, this article tracks the geographic spread of overfishing at the country level in terms of lost catch and lost revenue, from the...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:82828 2023-05-15T16:49:57+02:00 Global fisheries losses at the exclusive economic zone level, 1950 to present Srinivasan, UT Watson, RA Rashid Sumaila, U 2012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.001 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/82828 en eng Pergamon http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.001 Srinivasan, UT and Watson, RA and Rashid Sumaila, U, Global fisheries losses at the exclusive economic zone level, 1950 to present, Marine Policy, 36, (2) pp. 544-549. ISSN 0308-597X (2012) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/82828 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Fisheries Sciences Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.001 2019-12-13T21:47:35Z Up to one-third of commercial fishery stocks may be overfished at present. By analyzing catch trends and applying an empirical relationship derived from stock assessments, this article tracks the geographic spread of overfishing at the country level in terms of lost catch and lost revenue, from the start of industrialized fishing in 1950-2004. The results tell a cautionary tale of serial depletion to meet the ever-rising demand for fish. Examining country losses with respect to fishery management reveals that overcapacity and excess fishing effort are widespread, but also that recent trends towards sustainability can stabilize or reverse losses (e.g. for Norway, Iceland, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). Global trade effectively masks the successive depletion of stocks, so that without decisive action to reduce fishing effort, many more stocks will suffer and undernourishment impacts for the major exporting, food-deficit nations will only magnify. 2011 Elsevier Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Canada New Zealand Norway Marine Policy 36 2 544 549 |
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Up to one-third of commercial fishery stocks may be overfished at present. By analyzing catch trends and applying an empirical relationship derived from stock assessments, this article tracks the geographic spread of overfishing at the country level in terms of lost catch and lost revenue, from the start of industrialized fishing in 1950-2004. The results tell a cautionary tale of serial depletion to meet the ever-rising demand for fish. Examining country losses with respect to fishery management reveals that overcapacity and excess fishing effort are widespread, but also that recent trends towards sustainability can stabilize or reverse losses (e.g. for Norway, Iceland, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). Global trade effectively masks the successive depletion of stocks, so that without decisive action to reduce fishing effort, many more stocks will suffer and undernourishment impacts for the major exporting, food-deficit nations will only magnify. 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
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Global fisheries losses at the exclusive economic zone level, 1950 to present |
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