Open AccessEnvironmental data can improve fisheries research and management
Author(s) -
Boehlert George,
Schumacher Jim
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00004
Subject(s) - fisheries management , fisheries science , marine fisheries , marine ecosystem , fishery , abundance (ecology) , ecosystem , environmental resource management , habitat , marine habitats , business , ecosystem based management , ecology , environmental science , fishing , biology
Marine populations increase and decline in response to environmental conditions. Because significant changes in the abundance of exploited marine populations can lead to economic and societal consequences, fisheries science strives to sustain fisheries, protect species such as marine mammals, and maintain the marine ecosystems and essential habitats upon which these species depend. Today disciplines not traditionally applied to fisheries management are offering new possibilities to improve how these tasks are accomplished. Environmental information, in particular, has many applications to fisheries management.