Marine resilience project group at
the front steps of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm
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Makeshift sea cucumber processing
plant, Zanzibar, E Africa, for export to China. Small "roving bandit"
operations such as this one result in resource depletions faster than
management agencies can respond (F Berkes). See: Berkes et al. Science,
2006
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"Roving bandit" exploitation of sea
urchins for the global sushi markets resulted in a boom-and-bust
fishery in Maine, NB and NS in the early 1990s. (Photo: Maine Dept. of
Marine Resources.) See: Berkes et al. Science, 2006
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The peak harvest of sea urchins in
Maine occurred in 1993 and then rapidly declined, along with the total
global harvest, as there were no unexploited regions left in the world.
(Photo: Maine Dept. of Marine Resources.) See: Berkes et al. Science,
2006
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Sea urchins graze on algae and other
plants. Depletion of urchins can seriously alter coral reef ecosystems
(pictured) and other marine systems. (Photo: James Cook U, Australia.)
See: Berkes et al. Science, 2006 |