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Ecosystem‐based fisheries management in the Northwest Atlantic
Author(s) -
Link Jason S,
Bundy Alida,
Overholtz William J,
Shackell Nancy,
Manderson John,
Duplisea Daniel,
Hare Jon,
KoenAlonso Mariano,
Friedland Kevin D
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
fish and fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.747
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1467-2979
pISSN - 1467-2960
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00411.x
Subject(s) - ecosystem based management , fisheries management , ecosystem , extant taxon , ecosystem management , stock (firearms) , ecosystem approach , fishery , environmental resource management , stock assessment , context (archaeology) , fisheries science , resource management (computing) , business , geography , ecology , fishing , environmental science , computer science , biology , computer network , archaeology , evolutionary biology
The northwest Atlantic has had a notable history of living marine resource (LMR) exploitation. There have been calls for evaluating and improving approaches to manage those resources as stocks have undergone sequential depletion, with some dramatic instances of stock declines. The need for more holistic ecosystem‐based approaches to manage LMRs has been increasingly recognized as part of these calls, along with the recognition that there are broader issues to consider when managing a fishery. We discuss some of the major efforts to this end which are extant among our institutions. We emphasize current initiatives to implement ecosystem‐based fisheries management in the northwest Atlantic, with a focus on how advice based on the natural sciences supports an ecosystem‐based approach. We present this information as a case study within a rich historical context of fisheries science and management.