In a Perfect Ocean: The State Of Fisheries And Ecosystems In The North Atlantic Ocean (Volume 1)

by Daniel Pauly, Jay Maclean

Recent decades have been marked by the decline or collapse of one fishery after another around the world, from swordfish in the North Atlantic to orange roughy in the South Pacific. While the effects of a collapse on local economies and fishing-dependent communities have generated much discussion, little attention has been paid to its impacts on the overall health of the ocean's ecosystems. In a Perfect The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean presents the first empirical assessment of the status of ecosystems in the North Atlantic ocean. Drawing on a wide range of studies including original research conducted for this volume, the authors analyze 14 large marine ecosystems to provide an indisputable picture of an ocean whose ecology has been dramatically altered, resulting in a phenomenon described by the authors as "fishing down the food web." The

Genres: Biology, Ecology

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2002

Reviews

[Caley Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great and highly-detailed overview of the many problems facing North Atlantic fisheries in the 21st century with a focus on the dangers of overfishing (as well as shifting baselines and "fishing down the food chain") with suggestions for solutions to these issues.