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Harnessing Citizenry Awareness and Technology to Improve Fisheries Information: The Power of Data
Author(s) -
Gutierrez Nicolas L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1080/03632415.2017.1383904
Subject(s) - sustainability , livelihood , fisheries management , business , fisheries law , fishery , fisheries science , population , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , economics , geography , agriculture , fishing , ecology , demography , archaeology , sociology , biology
Fisheries sustainability is imperative if we aim to feed an ever‐growing population and sustain the livelihoods that depend on them. Despite substantial progress in the science behind fisheries management, more than 90% of the world's fisheries remain unassessed due mostly to data deficiencies. Here, I illustrate the importance of data collection and accessibility in driving fisheries sustainability and propose some innovative solutions to address data deficiencies needed to provide informed management decisions and policy making.