fishery

There, zebra mussels and quagga mussels have thrived and caused a major decline in the yellow perch fishery.

"It is unclear when, or if, their population will be able to recover. Dead herring from a local herring fishery were used to attract the birds to the boat."

All farm and fishery produce exported from the area now has to undergo radiation testing.

"At the same time, the odds of getting very subarctic / ice-free conditions have increased about 200-fold. So the time to plan for the loss of Arctic conditions in the traditional area for this fishery is now."

"By placing this fishery collapse in the context of a human-induced, wholesale ecosystem transition, our results may give managers and stakeholders a new framework for recognizing and adapting to the speed and magnitude of change that is occurring in one of the most productive fisheries ecosystems in the world."