Crisis in Commercial Fisheries.

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Eastern Caribbean Coalition for Environmental Awareness

2002

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1. Introduction 3

2. Industrialisation of Commercial Fisheries 3

2.1. Technical Innovations in Commercial Fisheries 3

2.2. Fishmeal and Fish Oil 4

2.3. Causes of Over-exploitation 4

3. Impact of Commercial Fisheries on Target Species 4

3.1. Bony fishes 5

3.2. Cartilaginous fishes 5

3.3. Other Invertebrates 5

4. Impact of Fisheries on Non-Target Species 6

4.1. By-catch, Discards & Waste 6

4.2. Impact of Commercial Fisheries on Marine Food Webs 6

4.3. Fishing Down the Food Chain 7

5. Whales and Humans – Is there a Conflict? 7

5.1. Past and Present Abundance of Whales and Dolphins 7

5.2. Diet of Whales 7

5.3. Saving Fisheries by Culling Whales? 8

5.4. Threats to Marine Ecosystems Besides Fisheries 10

6. Conclusions 10

6.1. Responsibility for the Breakdown of Fish Stocks 10

6.2. Management Strategies for Commercial Fisheries 11

7. Annexes 11

8. References 14