The Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and communications officer, Valentina Ruiz-Leotaud, have produced a new Fisheries Centre Research Report titled Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea V.
As its four predecessors, this document presents a diverse range of topics that offer substantial contributions to the field of fisheries science and which, if not published as an FCRR, might have remained stored away in individual researchers’ desks or computers.
The first set of papers in the report is centred around fish biology, with an emphasis on the Gill Oxygen Limitation Theory. The second half of the report revisits the concept of “Fishing Down Marine Food Webs” and the related metric of the mean trophic level of catches, both of which remain landmark contributions to the understanding of the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems.
“This report not only highlights the lasting influence of these concepts but also offers a point-by-point clarification and rebuttal to counterarguments, strengthening the case for the continued use of these metrics in research and policy,” Dr. William Cheung, Director of UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and a member of the Sea Around Us Advisory Board, writes in the foreword. “Given their widespread adoption, these clarifications will be invaluable for facilitating ongoing discussions and policy decisions around sustainable fisheries.”
To access the full report, follow this link.