Andrew Bakun

TL;DR: Pikitch et al. as discussed by the authors describe the potential benefits of implementation of ecosystem-based fishery management that, in their view, far outweigh the difficulties of making the transition from a management system based on maximizing individual species.

TL;DR: Evidence from several different regions suggests that the major coastal up welling systems of the world have been growing in upwelling intensity as greenhouse gases have accumulated in the earth's atmosphere, and the cool foggy summer conditions that typify the coastlands of northern California and other similar upwelled regions might become even more pronounced.

TL;DR: It is doubtful that pelagic fisheries will continue to increase without major disruptions to ecosystems, and predation on zooplankton by the jack mackerel in the South Pacific provides an example of the alteration of matter fluxes in trophic webs caused by fishery removals.

TL;DR: Mounting evidence suggests that the structure of pelagic ecosystems can change rapidly from one that is dominated by fish to a less desirable gelatinous state, with lasting ecological, economic and social consequences.