Declining Expectations - The Phenomenon of Shifting Baselines

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I.  Introduction

              A.  Definitions

              B.  Examples

II.  Methods for establishing historical baselines

              A. Written documents

              B.  Photographs

              C.  Biological deposits

              D.  Interviews

III.  Case studies

              A.  Atlantic cod

              B.  Sharks

              C.  Pacific abalone

              D.  California anchovy

              E.  Gulf of California

IV.  Applications to fisheries management

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