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Article: In a Perfect Ocean: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean.(REQUIRED READING)(Book Review)
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- Journal of International Affairs
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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IN A PERFECT OCEAN: THE STATE OF FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Daniel Pauly and Jay Maclean (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2003), 160 pages.
In a Perfect Ocean, the first-ever empirical assessment of an ocean's entire ecosystem, presents a grim report on the North Atlantic. Mechanized overfishing since the end of the Second World War has sent the North Atlantic environment into a downward spiral, and the authors hope that their study gives policymakers a clearer understanding of this crisis so there will be sensible alternative management measures.
Maps and charts show where effects of overfishing are most pronounced, as well as ...