Myths that Continue to Impede Progress in Ecosystem‐Based Fisheries Management

Ecosystem‐based fisheries management has been perceived as something desirable but pragmatically unachievable due to several impediments identified earlier during its implementation phase. Over the years, many of these impediments have been resolved but not well communicated to stakeholders, manager...

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Published in:Fisheries (Bethesda) 2015-04, Vol.40 (4), p.155-160
Main Authors: Patrick, Wesley S., Link, Jason S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ecosystem approach to fisheries
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishery management
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Summary:Ecosystem‐based fisheries management has been perceived as something desirable but pragmatically unachievable due to several impediments identified earlier during its implementation phase. Over the years, many of these impediments have been resolved but not well communicated to stakeholders, managers, scientists, and policymakers. As a result, several past impediments to implementing ecosystem‐based fisheries management have taken on a mythical status. Here we identify six common myths, address why they in fact no longer impede ecosystem‐based fisheries management, and propose solutions for moving forward. We assert that these myths need not continue to exist and that improved approaches for fisheries are indeed feasible. El manejo de pesquerías basado en el ecosistema se ha percibido como algo deseable, pero de manera pragmática imposible de lograr debido a ciertos impedimentos que fueron identificados durante la fase de implementación del enfoque. Al pasar de los años, muchos de estos impedimentos se han resuelto pero esto no se le ha comunicado a los interesados en los recursos, manejadores, científicos y funcionarios. Como resultado, muchos obstáculos del pasado que impedían implementar el manejo de pesquerías bajo un enfoque de ecosistema, han adquirido un estatus mítico. Aquí se identifican seis mitos comunes, se ahonda en las razones por cuales actualmente ya no son un obstáculo para este tipo de manejo y se proponen soluciones para avanzar al futuro. Se asevera que no es necesario que estos mitos sigan existiendo y que, de hecho, si son factibles nuevos enfoques para manejo de pesquerías.
ISSN:0363-2415
1548-8446
1548-8675
DOI:10.1080/03632415.2015.1024308