From UCSB
In five of 10 major ecosystems around the globe, efforts to curb over-fishing have produced some short-term pain but they're also showing longer term success and gain, researchers say after two years of study by an international team. The 19 co-authors, among the world's top experts on marine fisheries and ecosystems, found new hope for rebuilding some troubled fisheries. They saw positive signs that the rate of fishing had declined in several spots, allowing stocks to replenish; this was true in highly managed, wealthier regions in the U.S., Iceland and New Zealand but also in surprising developing world spots like Kenya, where restrictions on certain types of fishing gear have helped already. Investigators also are trying to see which steps are most beneficial to replenishing fisheries, though they caution that practices successful in one area can be transplanted.
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