Rebuilding Global Fisheries Export

@article{Worm09, abstract = {After a long history of overexploitation, increasing efforts to restore marine ecosystems and rebuild fisheries are under way. Here, we analyze current trends from a fisheries and conservation perspective. In 5 of 10 well-studied ecosystems, the average exploitation rate has recently declined and is now at or below the rate predicted to achieve maximum sustainable yield for seven systems. Yet 63\% of assessed fish stocks worldwide still require rebuilding, and even lower exploitation rates are needed to reverse the collapse of vulnerable species. Combined fisheries and conservation objectives can be achieved by merging diverse management actions, including catch restrictions, gear modification, and closed areas, depending on local context. Impacts of international fleets and the lack of alternatives to fishing complicate prospects for rebuilding fisheries in many poorer regions, highlighting the need for a global perspective on rebuilding marine resources. 10.1126/science.1173146}, author = {Worm, Boris and Hilborn, Ray and Baum, Julia K. and Branch, Trevor A. and Collie, Jeremy S. and Costello, Christopher and Fogarty, Michael J. and Fulton, Elizabeth A. and Hutchings, Jeffrey A. and Jennings, Simon and Jensen, Olaf P. and Lotze, Heike K. and Mace, Pamela M. and Mcclanahan, Tim R. and Minto, Coilin and Palumbi, Stephen R. and Parma, Ana M. and Ricard, Daniel and Rosenberg, Andrew A. and Watson, Reg and Zeller, Dirk}, citeulike-article-id = {5338771}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173146}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/325/5940/578}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19644114}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19644114}, comment = {There is supporting material on line for this paper: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/325/5940/578/DC1/1}, day = {31}, doi = {10.1126/science.1173146}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {conservation, fisheries, mpa}, month = {July}, number = {5940}, pages = {578--585}, posted-at = {2009-08-22 10:48:02}, priority = {2}, title = {Rebuilding Global Fisheries}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173146}, volume = {325}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Worm09 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5338771 N2 - After a long history of overexploitation, increasing efforts to restore marine ecosystems and rebuild fisheries are under way. Here, we analyze current trends from a fisheries and conservation perspective. In 5 of 10 well-studied ecosystems, the average exploitation rate has recently declined and is now at or below the rate predicted to achieve maximum sustainable yield for seven systems. Yet 63% of assessed fish stocks worldwide still require rebuilding, and even lower exploitation rates are needed to reverse the collapse of vulnerable species. Combined fisheries and conservation objectives can be achieved by merging diverse management actions, including catch restrictions, gear modification, and closed areas, depending on local context. Impacts of international fleets and the lack of alternatives to fishing complicate prospects for rebuilding fisheries in many poorer regions, highlighting the need for a global perspective on rebuilding marine resources. 10.1126/science.1173146 IS - 5940 JF - Science EP - 585 TI - Rebuilding Global Fisheries VL - 325 SP - 578 KW - conservation KW - fisheries KW - mpa N1 - There is supporting material on line for this paper: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/325/5940/578/DC1/1 AU - Worm, Boris AU - Hilborn, Ray AU - Baum, Julia AU - Branch, Trevor AU - Collie, Jeremy AU - Costello, Christopher AU - Fogarty, Michael AU - Fulton, Elizabeth AU - Hutchings, Jeffrey AU - Jennings, Simon AU - Jensen, Olaf AU - Lotze, Heike AU - Mace, Pamela AU - Mcclanahan, Tim AU - Minto, Coilin AU - Palumbi, Stephen AU - Parma, Ana AU - Ricard, Daniel AU - Rosenberg, Andrew AU - Watson, Reg AU - Zeller, Dirk PY - 2009/07/31/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1173146 ER -