Reimagining sustainable fisheries
Jennifer Jacquet, Daniel Pauly
Abstract
The current conception of sustainable fisheries focuses on single "stocks" targeted by industrial fisheries to supply growing global markets, including those for fishmeal. Sustainable fisheries should be reimagined to minimize exploitation and prioritize artisanal and subsistence fishing that feeds people.
Topics & Concepts
Subsistence agricultureFishingFisheryBiologySustainabilityNatural resource economicsFisheries managementFisheries scienceFish <Actinopterygii>BusinessEcologyEconomicsAgricultureMarine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies