About this Research Topic
In this research topic, we seek to understand the evolution of fishing effort, notably in coastal artisanal fisheries. We encourage contributions that will present time-series analyses of fishing effort (for example, catch per unit of effort) by geographic region, with emphasis on fisheries that are important in these regions and their impact on coastal habitats or on the functioning of those ecosystems. We are also interested in contributions that will look at the evolution of artisanal fishing techniques (including as influenced by industrial fishing practices) over time, and their impact on coastal habitats and biodiversity. Contributions that investigate the sustainability of current levels of fishing effort and their impact on food security are particularly encouraged. Although our focus will remain with quantitative time-series analyses, we would also accept contributions that can provide historical backgrounds to trends in fishing effort, for instance, changes triggered by events inland that impact on coastal demographic trends. Finally, we would like to see more contributions from areas where fishing effort data are sparse, and where this research topic might be of greatest use.
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