Their conclusions are at once gloomy—overfishing continues to threaten many species—and upbeat: a combination of steps can turn things around. But because antagonism between ecologists and fisheries management experts has been intense, many familiar with the study say the most important factor is that it was done at all.
    专家学者一度悲观地认为，过度捕杀鱼类持续对各类生物造成威胁，另一面又表示，只要完成一系列举措，情况就还有转圜的余地。生态学家与渔业管理专家各执一词、争锋相对，熟悉滥捕研究的人都说，问题的关键在于脚踏实地去干。
    他们得出的结论可谓喜忧参半，忧的是过度捕捞继续威胁着许多鱼类，喜的是通过采取一系列措施可以扭转局面。但是，鉴于海洋生态学家与渔业管理学家向来水火不容，对这项研究比较了解的许多人士指出，这项研究的重要意义在于表明了两大阵营可以合作共事。

    If current trends continue, by 2048 overfishing will have destroyed most commercially important populations of saltwater fish. Ecologists applauded the work. But among fisheries management scientists, reactions ranged from skepticism to fury over what many called an alarmist report.
    倘若滥杀滥捕趋势不减，2048年底，能带来大额经济收益的盐水鱼将濒临灭绝。生态学家对此举手称赞，而渔业管理科学家要么持批评怀疑意见，要么发表报告提出警告。
    如果任由过度捕捞而不加制止的话，到2048年，一些具有重要商业价值的咸水鱼类将会消失殆尽。许多生态学家对这一警告击掌叫好，但是许多渔业管理学家称这份报告是杞人忧天，对这一预测反应不一，轻则质疑，重则愤怒。