There are concerns that increasing anthropogenic stressors can cause catastrophic
transitions in ecosystems. Such shifts have large social, economic, and ecological …

There is growing evidence around the world of serious decline in biodiversity requiring
urgent application of precautionary risk management. A better regulatory regime for …

Fishery collapse has been defined as a fishery with annual landings less than 10% of the
historic maximum observed catch. However, this 10% rule is not grounded in bioeconomic …

Snow crab replaced groundfish fisheries as the primary focus of the Newfoundland and
Labrador (NL) fishing industry in the mid-1990s. Over the past three decades, management …

This chapter highlights the conflict between human activity and marine ecosystems. The
decline of various marine species due to human impact goes back more than a millennium …