Figure 23.14 Collapsed fisheries. Over the past 60 years, there has been a steady increase in the percent of fish and other seafood that are categorized as collapsed. (a) Around the world, 14 percent of assessed species are considered collapsed. In different regions of North America, these percentages differ a great deal including (b) a low percentage of collapsed fisheries in the eastern Bering Sea, (c) a modest percentage in the water off the coast of the northeastern United States, and (d) a high percentage off the coast of eastern Canada.

Data from B. Worm et al., Rebuilding global fisheries, Science 325 (2009): 578-585.