Recent decline of northern shrimp stocks in the Northwest Atlantic – Coincidence, multiple causes or response to synchronous changes in the environment?

Featured Research: After a period of record high catches, stock size of almost all Northwest Atlantic populations of northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) has declined. This has been accompanied by a warmer ocean climate and, in some areas, by an increase of major predator abundance and raised concerns in the coastal states about the fishing possibilities on this valuable resource in the near future.