Local ecological knowledge and scientific data reveal overexploitation by multigear artisanal fisheries in the southwestern Atlantic.

In the last decades, a number of studies based on historical records revealed the diversity loss in the oceans and human-induced changes to marine ecosystems. These studies have improved our understanding of the human impacts in the oceans. They also drew attention to the shifting baseline syndrome...

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Main Authors: Mariana G Bender, Gustavo R Machado, Paulo José de Azevedo Silva, Sergio R Floeter, Cassiano Monteiro-Netto, Osmar J Luiz, Carlos E L Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198246?pdf=render