Fishing down the deep
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چکیده
A global crisis in marine fisheries was regarded with scepticism by many fisheries scientists as recently as 10 years ago. Today, however, few dispute worrying trends [Pitcher and Pauly 1998; Pitcher 2001; Pauly et al. 2002; Christensen et al. 2003; Hilborn et al. 2003; Pauly and Maclean 2003; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2004]. Historical data from marine ecosystems clearly suggest that Abstract Global landings of demersal marine fishes are demonstrated to have shifted to deeper water species over the last 50 years. Our analysis suggests deep-water fish stocks may be at serious risk of depletion, as their life histories render them highly vulnerable to overfishing with little resilience to over-exploitation. Deep-sea fisheries are exploiting the last refuges for commercial fish species and should not be seen as a replacement for declining resources in shallower waters. Instead, deep-water habitats are new candidates for conservation.
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