Changing US ocean policy can set a new direction for marine resource management
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.
Department
Natural Resources and the Environment
Publication Date
2009
Journal Title
Ecology and Society
Publisher
Resilience Alliance
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Rosenberg, Andrew A., "Changing US ocean policy can set a new direction for marine resource management" (2009). Ecology and Society. 1.
https://scholars.unh.edu/nren_facpub/1
Rights
Copyright © 2009 by the author(s). Published here under license by The Resilience Alliance.