NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- April 10, 2011 - The term "overfishing" carries far more metaphoric weight than practical meaning, according to Dr. Brian Rothschild, Montgomery Charter Professor of Marine Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology. In "The Overfishing Metaphor," a paper recently published for the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, Dr. Rothschild issues a bold challenge to a long established paradigm, arguing that outmoded benchmarks are hindering real-life fisheries management