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The Life Cycle of Fisheries
Author(s) -
Smith Courtland L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1986)011<0020:tlcof>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - recreation , fish stock , natural resource economics , stock (firearms) , recreational fishing , productivity , business , production (economics) , fishery , environmental resource management , fish <actinopterygii> , economics , ecology , geography , biology , microeconomics , economic growth , archaeology
Fisheries are viewed as organisms that have a life cycle. The typical life cycle begins with an initial emphasis on food production, next a growing interest in recreation develops, and finally comes aesthetic uses. As commercial productivity and the number of commercial and recreational users increases, conservation requires more stringent management measures. Food production opportunities decline and recreation uses expand. Substituting cultured stocks for natural ones increases the quantity of fish available, but usually the life cycle process continues. To adjust to life cycle and evolutionary changes, management needs to separate conservation decisions from allocation issues, manage to include as much of the stock's range as possible, control effort growth, and keep expectations reasonable.