Changing U.S. Ocean Policy Can Set a New Direction for Marine Resource Management

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5445
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Rosenberg, Andrew A.
Journal:	Ecology and Society
Volume:	14
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Date:	2009
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5445
Sector:	Fisheries
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Subject(s):	oceans marine resources fisheries resource management conservation
Abstract:	"A central concept in a new direction for ocean policy in the United States is ecosystem-based management, that is, implementation of management integrated across sectors of human activity to achieve the common goal of conserving the structure and function of marine ecosystems to provide a full suite of ecosystem services. Fisheries are a critical sector of ocean activity that impacts these ecosystems, and fishery management is in urgent need of reform to perform better from a conservation perspective. Here, I suggest some specific changes in perspective for fishery management as part of an overall ecosystem-based approach."

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