THE FALLACY OF THE MISSING MIDDLE - YSICS-]CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-]FISHERIES

In this paper I discuss some of the shortcomings of today's marine sci ence in response to a recently published paper by Ann Gargett (1997: F ish. Oceanogr. 6:109-117). Three problem areas have been identified in the field linking climate forcing and fish production: (1), the yet-t o-be established observational proof for a relationship between the tw o; (2), the strongly neglected biology of organisms at evolutionary an d ecological time scales; and (3), the disregard for spatial and tempo ral scales in the discussion of mechanisms and supporting data.