{"id":4585,"date":"2024-09-19T14:46:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/?p=4585"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:46:23","slug":"overestimating-fish-populations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/2024\/09\/19\/overestimating-fish-populations\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers may be overestimating fish populations, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 17, 2024 | The New York Times<\/a>, City News<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0UVic News<\/a><\/p>\n

A recent study found that fish population estimates are about 11% too high \u2014 something that could lead to unsustainable fishing practices. \u201cWhat we found is that on average, across all of these stocks[…] we\u2019re overestimating how much fish is out there by 11 per cent,\u201d says UVic’s Amanda Bates, a co-author of the study. While most of the 230 fish stocks studied are doing well, some species, like the blue king crab, are still struggling to recover due to overfishing. This study shows that we need precise fish population estimates to stop overfishing and protect marine life. This is especially important as climate change affects the oceans.<\/p>\n

Bates hopes the publication of this paper will get attention from global fisheries and start a conversation regarding how fisheries and ocean conservationists can move forward from here. Dr. Amanda Bates <\/a>is an ecologist and Professor of Biology<\/a> at the University of Victoria. Her work at UVic focuses on understanding how marine ecosystems respond to climate change, studying how ecosystems adapt to both natural and human-made changes, and developing sustainable conservation solutions.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bates’ research also focuses on how global events, such as the COVID-19 lockdowns, impact conservation efforts. Bates is also the Impact Chair in Ocean Ecosystem Change and Conservation at the Ocean Conservation Lab<\/a> and a Pew Marine Fellow. “As we learn more about how climate-forced changes affect marine organisms and ecosystems,” says Bates, when asked to speak on her role as Impact Chair, “we need to focus on what adaptation and management approaches can best support ecosystem resilience.” Bates\u2019 work is crucial in addressing climate change impacts on marine ecosystems, studying climate resilience, and marine protected areas and monitoring.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Dr. Bates co-authored an open access publication about the risk to seabirds from fishery by-catching. If you are interested in reading this paper<\/a>, you can find it and more of Dr. Bates’ publications<\/a> on our institutional repository UVicSpace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Image by\u00a0Barbara Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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