Table 2.

The total number of collapses and recoveries based upon the 10% criterion alone, compared with the numbers we derived from our management-informed criteria

	10% criterion of Worm et al. (9)	Our criteria	Both	Misinterpretations
Collapses	58	15	12	43 False positives
Recoveries	40	6	6	36 False negatives

A false positive means that the 10% criterion identified a collapse in a case where reductions in fishery catches were attributable to changes in regulations, market forces, or fishing effort. A false negative means that catches increased for similar reasons.