Copied from commercial lobster fishing logbooks; ICES area: IVb; Statistical rectangle: 37/F7; Area: off Helgoland, German Bight, North Sea. Lobsters regulations: minimum legal landing size of 85 mm C
Size-structured predator–prey interactions can be altered by the history of exploitation, if that exploitation is itself size-selective. For example, selective harvesting of larger sized predators can
Intensive fisheries have reduced fish biodiversity and abundance in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. The widespread success of no-take reserves has made them a cornerstone of marine ecosystem-based