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Commentary
Nature 436, 175-176 (14 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436175a; Published online 13 July 2005
When will we tame the oceans?
John Marra1
- John Marra is at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, New York 10964, USA.
Abstract
In fisheries across the world, fish stocks are declining fast. Future preservation and management of the ocean's resources will require a transformation of our relationship with the seas, argues John Marra.
Fishing in the ocean is no longer sustainable. Worldwide, we have failed to manage the ocean's fisheries — in a few decades, there may be no fisheries left to manage1.
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