Fishery-induced changes in the subtropical Pacific pelagic ecosystem size structure: observations and theory.

We analyzed a 16-year (1996-2011) time series of catch and effort data for 23 species with mean weights ranging from 0.8 kg to 224 kg, recorded by observers in the Hawaii-based deep-set longline fishery. Over this time period, domestic fishing effort, as numbers of hooks set in the core Hawaii-based...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey J Polovina, Phoebe A Woodworth-Jefcoats
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3631147?pdf=render