This article came out in the Spring. I just found it in a thread on the OzarkAnglers forum. I think many of us don't realize what we've lost regarding our fisheries, especially those of a riverine nature. Many species have been lost, or on the edge of being lost.

Article:

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_natural_world_vanishes_how_species_cease_to_matter/2258/

Thread from the Ozark Anglers site.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25656

This article came out in the Spring. I just found it in a thread on the OzarkAnglers forum. I think many of us don't realize what we've lost regarding our fisheries, especially those of a riverine nature. Many species have been lost, or on the edge of being lost.

Article:

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_natural_world_vanishes_how_species_cease_to_matter/2258/

Thread from the Ozark Anglers site.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25656

This article came out in the Spring. I just found it in a thread on the OzarkAnglers forum. I think many of us don't realize what we've lost regarding our fisheries, especially those of a riverine nature. Many species have been lost, or on the edge of being lost.

Article:

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_natural_world_vanishes_how_species_cease_to_matter/2258/

Thread from the Ozark Anglers site.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25656

This article came out in the Spring. I just found it in a thread on the OzarkAnglers forum. I think many of us don't realize what we've lost regarding our fisheries, especially those of a riverine nature. Many species have been lost, or on the edge of being lost.

Article:

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_natural_world_vanishes_how_species_cease_to_matter/2258/

Thread from the Ozark Anglers site.

http://ozarkanglers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25656

An interesting and disturbing article. I think the rivers of the Ozarks are great examples of how "eco-social anomie" can destroy a fishery if we are not vigilant. We take for granted smaller fish and lesser numbers, when there was a time not long ago when trophy smallmouth were not too unusual.

This is from the article by Professor John Waldman:

Anomie is defined as a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown of social priorities and values. Eco-social anomie describes a biological and cultural feedback loop that spirals toward this breakdown: As species disappear, they lose both relevance to a society and the constituency to champion their revival, further hastening their decline. A vivid example of this was highlighted in a recent study in Conservation Biology, in which researchers found that younger residents along China's Yangtze River knew little or nothing of the river dolphin, the bajii now believed to be extinct and the threatened paddlefish.

An interesting and disturbing article. I think the rivers of the Ozarks are great examples of how "eco-social anomie" can destroy a fishery if we are not vigilant. We take for granted smaller fish and lesser numbers, when there was a time not long ago when trophy smallmouth were not too unusual.

This is from the article by Professor John Waldman:

Anomie is defined as a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown of social priorities and values. Eco-social anomie describes a biological and cultural feedback loop that spirals toward this breakdown: As species disappear, they lose both relevance to a society and the constituency to champion their revival, further hastening their decline. A vivid example of this was highlighted in a recent study in Conservation Biology, in which researchers found that younger residents along China's Yangtze River knew little or nothing of the river dolphin, the bajii now believed to be extinct and the threatened paddlefish.

An interesting and disturbing article. I think the rivers of the Ozarks are great examples of how "eco-social anomie" can destroy a fishery if we are not vigilant. We take for granted smaller fish and lesser numbers, when there was a time not long ago when trophy smallmouth were not too unusual.

This is from the article by Professor John Waldman:

Anomie is defined as a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown of social priorities and values. Eco-social anomie describes a biological and cultural feedback loop that spirals toward this breakdown: As species disappear, they lose both relevance to a society and the constituency to champion their revival, further hastening their decline. A vivid example of this was highlighted in a recent study in Conservation Biology, in which researchers found that younger residents along China's Yangtze River knew little or nothing of the river dolphin, the bajii now believed to be extinct and the threatened paddlefish.

An interesting and disturbing article. I think the rivers of the Ozarks are great examples of how "eco-social anomie" can destroy a fishery if we are not vigilant. We take for granted smaller fish and lesser numbers, when there was a time not long ago when trophy smallmouth were not too unusual.

This is from the article by Professor John Waldman:

Anomie is defined as a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown of social priorities and values. Eco-social anomie describes a biological and cultural feedback loop that spirals toward this breakdown: As species disappear, they lose both relevance to a society and the constituency to champion their revival, further hastening their decline. A vivid example of this was highlighted in a recent study in Conservation Biology, in which researchers found that younger residents along China's Yangtze River knew little or nothing of the river dolphin, the bajii now believed to be extinct and the threatened paddlefish.

It disturbed me. I know that the correction of environmental degradation must be balanced with the needs of humans but the loss of species affects the entire ecosystem and food chain. At some point (and in my opinion that time is already here for some nations) the loss of species will begin to affect the food chain to such an extent that it will be detrimental to humans as well. As mentioned in the article, we can't wait until this occurs. We must be proactive as the following quote indicates.

The lesson from this one which has been learned the hard way across all kinds of fisheries is to avoid reaching the crisis stage. This philosophy, known as the precautionary principle, is beginning to take hold with the simple wisdom of erring conservatively in setting fish harvests.

Regarding our streams and rivers I hope we can at least maintain our good fisheries as they are now at a minimum, while making improvements to those that have suffered degradation.

It disturbed me. I know that the correction of environmental degradation must be balanced with the needs of humans but the loss of species affects the entire ecosystem and food chain. At some point (and in my opinion that time is already here for some nations) the loss of species will begin to affect the food chain to such an extent that it will be detrimental to humans as well. As mentioned in the article, we can't wait until this occurs. We must be proactive as the following quote indicates.

The lesson from this one which has been learned the hard way across all kinds of fisheries is to avoid reaching the crisis stage. This philosophy, known as the precautionary principle, is beginning to take hold with the simple wisdom of erring conservatively in setting fish harvests.

Regarding our streams and rivers I hope we can at least maintain our good fisheries as they are now at a minimum, while making improvements to those that have suffered degradation.

It disturbed me. I know that the correction of environmental degradation must be balanced with the needs of humans but the loss of species affects the entire ecosystem and food chain. At some point (and in my opinion that time is already here for some nations) the loss of species will begin to affect the food chain to such an extent that it will be detrimental to humans as well. As mentioned in the article, we can't wait until this occurs. We must be proactive as the following quote indicates.

The lesson from this one which has been learned the hard way across all kinds of fisheries is to avoid reaching the crisis stage. This philosophy, known as the precautionary principle, is beginning to take hold with the simple wisdom of erring conservatively in setting fish harvests.

Regarding our streams and rivers I hope we can at least maintain our good fisheries as they are now at a minimum, while making improvements to those that have suffered degradation.

It disturbed me. I know that the correction of environmental degradation must be balanced with the needs of humans but the loss of species affects the entire ecosystem and food chain. At some point (and in my opinion that time is already here for some nations) the loss of species will begin to affect the food chain to such an extent that it will be detrimental to humans as well. As mentioned in the article, we can't wait until this occurs. We must be proactive as the following quote indicates.

The lesson from this one which has been learned the hard way across all kinds of fisheries is to avoid reaching the crisis stage. This philosophy, known as the precautionary principle, is beginning to take hold with the simple wisdom of erring conservatively in setting fish harvests.

Regarding our streams and rivers I hope we can at least maintain our good fisheries as they are now at a minimum, while making improvements to those that have suffered degradation.