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Exploring Patterns of Seafood Provision Revealed in the Global Ocean Health Index
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posted on 2023-05-17, 20:26 authored by Kleisner, KM, Longo, C, Coll, M, Halpern, BS, Hardy, D, Katona, SK, Le Manach, F, Pauly, D, Rosenberg, AA, Samhouri, JF, Scarborough, C, Sumaila, UR, Reginald WatsonReginald Watson, Zeller, DSustainable provision of seafood from wildcapture fisheries and mariculture is a fundamental component of healthy marine ecosystems and a major component of the Ocean Health Index. Here we critically review the food provision model of the Ocean Health Index, and explore the implications of knowledge gaps, scale of analysis, choice of reference points, measures of sustainability, and quality of input data. Global patterns for fisheries are positively related to human development and latitude, whereas patterns for mariculture are most closely associated with economic importance of seafood. Sensitivity analyses show that scores are robust to several model assumptions, but highly sensitive to choice of reference points and, for fisheries, extent of time series available to estimate landings. We show how results for sustainable seafood may be interpreted and used, and we evaluate which modifications show the greatest potential for improvements.
History
Publication title
AmbioVolume
42Issue
8Pagination
910-922ISSN
0044-7447Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Royal Swedish Acad SciencesPlace of publication
Publ Dept Box 50005, Stockholm, Sweden, S-104 05Rights statement
Copyright 2013 Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesRepository Status
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