Decline in mean trophic level of fisheries landings

Mean trophic level of fisheries landings for the north-east Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Seas, 1950-2003

The decline in mean trophic levels results in shortened food chains, leaving ecosystems less able to cope with natural or human-induced change

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The long-term sustainability of fisheries is, in turn, directly linked to human livelihoods and well-being.
Geographical coverage note: North-east Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea

Geographical coverage:

Albania, Albania, Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Isle oMan, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Other nei, Palestine, Occupied Tr., Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan Province oChina, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Un. Sov. Soc. Rep., United Kingdom, United States oAmerica, Yugoslavia SFR,

Decline in mean trophic level of fisheries landings

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