Approaching the Potential of World Marine Fisheries

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Abstract

During the last 60 years, the world marine fisheries potential has been estimated between 22x10^6 tons and 1 400x10^6 tons. However, there are no certain indications of when and with what probability such potential will be reached. By fitting a logistic curve to the observed world marine catch, corrected for discards and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, here we calculated that such potential stands between 132x10^6 tons and 153x10^6 tons and might be achieved as soon as the year 2027, with 95% confidence.
Translated title of the contributionAlcanzando el potencial de las pesquerías mundiales marinas
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45
Number of pages56
JournalTransylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2016

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