Over 50 years of data from Bristol Bay, Alaska show that the region’s many different populations of sockeye salmon act like a diversified portfolio of investments, buffering fisheries and incomes from the ups and downs of particular stocks. Stripped of its current diversity, that fishery would close once every two to three years rather than once every 25 years. Globally, rates of population loss are estimated to be a thousand times higher than species…
Over 50 years of data from Bristol Bay, Alaska show that the region’s many different populations of sockeye salmon act like a diversified portfolio of investments, buffering fisheries and incomes from the ups and downs of particular stocks. Stripped of its current diversity, that fishery would close once every two to three years rather than once every 25 years. Globally, rates of population loss are estimated to be a thousand times higher than species…
A groundbreaking assessment of marine fisheries and ecosystems reveals that overfishing has been reduced in several regions around the world, resulting in some stock recovery. Importantly, the work bolsters the case that sound management can contribute to the rebuilding of fisheries elsewhere.
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The study was based at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS),…
A study published in the September 19, 2008 issue of Science shows that an innovative yet contentious fisheries management strategy called “catch shares” can reverse fisheries collapse. Where traditional “open access” fisheries have converted to catch shares, both fishermen and the oceans have benefited.
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