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Towards sustainability in world fisheries

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  • Daniel Pauly

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • Villy Christensen

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • Sylvie Guénette

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • Tony J. Pitcher

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • U. Rashid Sumaila

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • Carl J. Walters

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • R. Watson

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

  • Dirk Zeller

    (Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia)

Abstract

Fisheries have rarely been 'sustainable'. Rather, fishing has induced serial depletions, long masked by improved technology, geographic expansion and exploitation of previously spurned species lower in the food web. With global catches declining since the late 1980s, continuation of present trends will lead to supply shortfall, for which aquaculture cannot be expected to compensate, and may well exacerbate. Reducing fishing capacity to appropriate levels will require strong reductions of subsidies. Zoning the oceans into unfished marine reserves and areas with limited levels of fishing effort would allow sustainable fisheries, based on resources embedded in functional, diverse ecosystems.

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  • Daniel Pauly & Villy Christensen & Sylvie Guénette & Tony J. Pitcher & U. Rashid Sumaila & Carl J. Walters & R. Watson & Dirk Zeller, 2002. "Towards sustainability in world fisheries," Nature, Nature, vol. 418(6898), pages 689-695, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:418:y:2002:i:6898:d:10.1038_nature01017
    DOI: 10.1038/nature01017
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