Fisheries Researchers Cite Errors in Scientific Publications
An article written by six prominent fisheries researchers and published in the October issue of online magazine Marine Policy, contends that scientific publications often influence evolving policies and inform the public, but that they at times contain errors.
“The prevalence of papers conveying unjustified messages and with potential to influence public perceptions and policies is concerning,” the six researchers from Argentina, Australia, NOAA Fisheries, Africa and the University of Washington, stated in the article.
Their paper focuses on marine examples that have led to exaggeration of negative impacts on ecosystems particularly from fisheries, but that these criticisms and recommendations also apply more generally.
Examples are given include papers on high profile topics ...