The catch with global fisheries (Current Biology)

Humanity is perhaps only now realizing that we inhabit an ocean planet that is shaping -- and being shaped by -- every aspect of our lives. Yet many people may only experience the global ocean`s large footprint from the comfort of an airplane, admiring hours and hours of calming seascape below. In fact, this is where I find myself as I read Vanishing Fish by Daniel Pauly, one of the most widely known fisheries scientists of our time. Offering a very personal `30,000-foot view` of our blue planet, this book exposes in detail the transformational effects of fisheries on the global ocean.