Fish production, catches and the carrying capacity of the world oceans

A brief review of the status of the world fisheries is presented with emphasis on the differences between catches (= landings + bycatch), biological production of fish, and predation (= production - catches). The ECOPATH II approach implemented as a new, Windows-based software is then shown to allow construction of a stratified world model accoutinng for global catches, production of and predation on fishes, and thus improved estimates of global potentials. A newly initiated, cooperative project is described through which the foundation for such a global model could be constructed, based on a stratified database with more than 100 trophic models. Collaborators are invited to join in this, and will be assisted in constructing models covering their areas of interest.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Christensen, V., Pauly, D.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	1995
Subjects:	Fisheries, Predation, Catch statistics, Landing statistics, Mathematical models, ECOPATH II (computer programme), Ecosystems, Computer programs, World Oceans,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25738
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