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Necropsy-based Wild Fish Health Assessment
Published on: September 11, 2018
低トロフィレベル種の漁獲が海洋生態系に及ぼす影響
Anthony D M Smith1, Christopher J Brown, Catherine M Bulman
1Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Wealth from Oceans Flagship, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia. tony.d.smith@csiro.edu
まとめ
世界的な食糧安全保障に不可欠な低トロフィックレベルの種の漁獲は,海洋生態系に害を及ぼす可能性があります. 漁獲率を半分に削減すると,生態系への影響が著しく低下し,最大持続可能な収量 (MSY) の80%が維持されます.
科学分野:
- 海洋生態学 海洋生態学とは
- 漁業科学 漁業科学 漁業科学
- 生態系モデリング
背景:
- 低トロフィレベルの種は,世界の漁業生産の30%以上を占め,食糧安全保障にとって極めて重要です.
- これらの種は,海洋の食物網と生態系構造に重要な役割を果たしています.
研究 の 目的:
- 低トロフィレベル種の搾取による生態系全体の影響を調査する.
- 海洋哺乳類,海鳥,商業的に重要な魚群への影響を評価する.
- 最大持続可能な収量 (MSY) レベルでの漁業の結果を評価する.
主な方法:
- よく研究された5つの海洋環境の生態系モデルのスイートを利用しました.
- 種のトロフィックレベル,バイオマス比率,そして食物網の接続性の影響を分析した.
- 様々な漁業利用率をシミュレートした.
主要な成果:
- 従来のMSYレベルでの低トロフィックレベルの種の漁獲は,生態系に大きな混乱を引き起こす可能性があります.
- 影響は,これらの種が大きなバイオマス分子を占める場合,または食物網に高度に統合された場合,より顕著です.
- 採掘率を50%削減することで,生態系への影響を大幅に軽減できます.
結論:
- 低トロフィ性種の現在の漁獲レベルは,生態系の健康にとって持続可能ではない可能性があります.
- 漁獲率を50%削減することは,生態系保全と漁業生産のバランスをとる実行可能な戦略です.
- 生態系ベースの漁業管理は,海洋生物多様性と機能を維持するために不可欠です.
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