Our Living Oceans: Report on the Status of U.S. Living Marine Resources, 1995.125th Anniversary Edition

摘要

Our Living Oceans 1995 (OLO '95) cover resources from five large geographicalregions of the United States: Northeast, Southeast (including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean). Alaska, Pacific Coast, and the far western Pacific oceanic waters. OLO '95 focuses on the principal fishery resources, marine mammals, and sea turtles that are under the management jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries. It also summarizes the status of may nearshore species which are managed primarily by the coastal states. The report provides the estimates of fishery stock productivity and status of the resources through 1994. The level of fishery utilization and management of the resources are summarized. Also, important local and national issues, as well as the near-term outlook, are highlighted.