The case for data-less marine resource management: examples from tropical nearshore finfisheries

Managing most marine finfisheries to achieve optimum yields is an unattainable dream. Protecting these resources from serious depletion through precautionary management seems the only practical option. But even this is of limited application if we demand scientific data for each managed fishery. The...

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Published in:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 1998-06, Vol.13 (6), p.243-246
Main Author: Johannes, R.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
data-less management
Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.)
fisheries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
marine protected areas
Pisces
resource management
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Summary:Managing most marine finfisheries to achieve optimum yields is an unattainable dream. Protecting these resources from serious depletion through precautionary management seems the only practical option. But even this is of limited application if we demand scientific data for each managed fishery. There are too few researchers to do the work and, in any event, such research would usually not be cost-effective. Thus, we need not merely precautionary management; we need data-less management.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01384-6