Ocean fisheries

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Prehistoric queen conch shell midden on the British Virgin Islands (Credit: Flickr: Conch graveyard)

The Humanization of the Caribbean Sea—Archaic Age Prehistoric People Made Extensive Use of Ocean Resources

In my previous post on the humanization of the Caribbean Sea I traced the origins of the first humans—Archaic Age people who fashioned tools out of stone—to settle the vast, island-filled tropical marine system that we now call the Caribbean Sea. In this post I examine how these prehistoric settlers adapted to living on islands that had never experienced any form of human influence, and how their activities began to alter the natural landscapes and surrounding seascapes of these islands over thousands of years.

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Fishing the oceans – How much fish do we really take?

Accurate information on how much fish we take from the oceans is an essential starting point for much needed improvement in global governance and management of wild seafood resources. However, official databases have been significantly underestimating the global marine fish catch for at least 70 years. What needs to be done to improve the overall quality of the global ocean fisheries database?

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