Background
What is the cause of an increase in global fish catches?
What is... increased sophistication of boats and equipment?
For this study, how were Syria's fishery sectors categorized?
What is... industrial, artisanal, subsistence, and recreation
What was the total marine fisheries catches estimate determined to be from 1950-2010?
What is... 170,000 tons!
What was the main reason for the difference between reconstructed total catches and reported data?
What is... limitations of statistical data collect methods and no system of government monitoring of landings.
Why are fisheries catches in the eastern Mediterranean lower than the western?
What is... lower nutrient availability and the absence of mixing mechanisms?
How has Syria's aggregation of taxonomic groups increased from 1950-2010?
What is... from 1950-1972, all catches were presented as one miscellaneous fish.
From 1973 - 1999, they were separated into 14 distinct taxa.
From 2000-2010, they were separated into 34 taxa.
Reconstructed total catches were what percent higher than the reported catches by Syria for the entire time period of 1950-2010?
What is... 78%!
What are some management measures Syria should enforce?
What is... phasing out fuel subsidies, entry and gear restrictions, and rebuilding local stocks.
What is overexploitation?
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What is... the human overuse of a population of organisms that seriously threatens its viability or radically alters the natural community in which it lives
Why was the total reconstruction of Syria's fisheries catches needed?
What is... the vague taxonomic breakdown of reported data, unreported catches, unreported industrial landings, unreported artisanal reported landings, and discards
What is... European hake, round sardinella, little tunny, Euorpean barracuda, Atlantic mackerel, Diplodus
What caused the increase in fish catch, while also decreasing fish stocks (overexploitation)?
What is... spatial expansion and increased effort of offshore trawling fleets.
How would Syria's marine ecosystem and economy be effected if this study wasn't conducted?
:) your opinion :)