Shifting Baselines

ISLAND PRESSISBN: 9781610910019

The Past and the Future of Ocean Fisheries

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Edited by Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Karen E. Alexander, Enric Sala, Contributions by Jeff Bolster, Francisco Chavez, Jamie Cournane, Jon Erlandson, David Field, Marah J. Hardt, Carina B. Lange
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PAPERBACK
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312

Description

Introduction: The Importance of Shifting Baselines
 
PART I. The Problem Defined
Chapter 1. A Shoreline Remembrance
Chapter 2. The ""March of Folly"" in Global Fisheries
Chapter 3. If a Frond Falls in the Kelp Forest (Does It Make Any Sound?)
 
PART II. Anchovies and Sardines
Chapter 4. The Sardine-Anchovy Puzzle
Chapter 5. Variations in Fisheries and Complex Ocean Environments
 
PART III. Cod
Chapter 6. The Historic Abundance of Cod on the Nova Scotian Shelf
Chapter 7. History and Context: Reflections from Newfoundland
 
PART IV. Methods in Historical Marine Ecology
Chapter 8. Uncovering the Ocean's Past
Chapter 9. Whales, Logbooks, and DNA
 
PART V. From Fisheries Management to Ecosystems
Chapter 10. Management in the Gulf of Maine
Chapter 11. Lessons from Coral Reefs
 
Epilogue: Shifting Baselines for the Future
Notes
Index

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"Shifting Baselines is a stimulating and necessary volume for anyone interested in the issues surrounding marine conservation, ecosystem-based management, or how societies may set ambitious but realistic targets for biodiversity."

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