Marine Conservation Alliance Releases "Principles of Sustainability" Website
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - November 29, 2016
The Marine Conservation Alliance has launched a new interactive website highlighting the sustainable, ecosystem-based fisheries management in the North Pacific.
The site is titled ‘Conserving Alaska’s Oceans in the 21st Century’ and describes seven ‘Principles of Sustainability’ that are vital to healthy fisheries and oceans.
Further information on the principles, listed below, are available at ebfm.marineconservationalliance.org. Information on harvest strategies, forage fish protections, selective fishing techniques, Steller sea lion trends and more are included within them.
Do managers have the jurisdiction and data required to control fisheries that affect the ecosystem?
Do managers prevent overfishing on both target and non-target species?...
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