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Comment
. 2016 May 3;113(18):4895-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1604008113. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Averting a global fisheries disaster

Boris Worm  1
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Averting a global fisheries disaster

Boris Worm. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Fisheries at a global crossroads. Although many fish stocks, such as tropical skipjack tuna (Left), continue to generate food and income, an increasing number is being depleted below target levels such that their productivity will be compromised (Right). Shown are data from 1980 and 2012 depicting the percentage of 4,714 fisheries assessed by Costello et al. (9) that remain close to target biomass (blue bars) and generate profits (red bars). Future scenarios for 2050 depict aggregate fishery status and profit under business as usual (BAU), management for maximum sustainable yield through catch limits (MSY), and management for maximum profit through rights-based fisheries management (RBFM). Image (Left) courtesy of Marine Photobank/Alex Hofford.
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  • Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes.
    Costello C, Ovando D, Clavelle T, Strauss CK, Hilborn R, Melnychuk MC, Branch TA, Gaines SD, Szuwalski CS, Cabral RB, Rader DN, Leland A. Costello C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 3;113(18):5125-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1520420113. Epub 2016 Mar 28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016. PMID: 27035953 Free PMC article.

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