No other environmental variable of such ecological importance to estuarine and coastal
marine ecosystems around the world has changed so drastically, in such a short period of …

This document reviews the salient and current literature on the biology of the green turtle,
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) including taxonomy, distribution, physiology, morphology …

Fisheries data assembled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) suggest that
global marine fisheries catches increased to 86 million tonnes in 1996, then slightly …

The authors estimate that between 17.9 and 39.5 million tons (average 27.0 million) of fish
are discarded each year in commercial fisheries. These estimates are based on a review of …

We review the effects of fishing on benthic fauna, habitat, diversity, community structure and
trophic interactions in tropical, temperate and polar marine environments and consider …

Discards represent a significant proportion of global marine catches and are generally
thought to constitute waste or suboptimal use of fishery resources. A number of United …

By-catch is one of the most significant issues affecting fisheries management today.
Incidental mortality of species which are long-lived and have low reproductive rates is a …

Environmental effects of marine fishing Page 1 AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, VOL. 5, 205-232 (1995) VIEWPOINT Environmental effects of …

The intensity of human pressure on marine systems has led to a push for stronger marine
conservation efforts. Recently, marine reserves have become one highly advocated form of …

The effects of the major factors contributing to habitat quality (food, predators, temperatures,
salinity, oxygen, habitat structure, water depth and hydrodynamics) on the growth and …