Fisheries Publications
Green Economy in a Blue World
January 2012 - by United Nations Environment Programme, et al.
This report highlights how ecological health and economic productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems, which are currently in decline around the globe, can be boosted by shifting to a more sustainable economic paradigm that taps their natural potential. Released by the United Nations Environment Programme and partners, it further highlights how the sustainable management of fertilizers would help reduce the cost of marine pollution caused by nitrogen and other nutrients used in agriculture, which is estimated at $100 billion per year in the European Union alone.
Allocation Across the Regional Fishery Management Councils
November 2010 - by Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
This report contains short profiles of each regional fishery management council’s experiences with allocation, highlighting recent allocation decisions as well as qualities of the allocation decision-making process that managers and stakeholders have identified as important to the region. Prepared for the September 2010 Fisheries Forum in Monterey, CA.
Risk Policy and Managing for Uncertainty Across the Regional Fishery Management Councils
May 2010 - by Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
Short profiles of each council’s approach to risk policy and ABC control rules, developed resource for managers and a foundation for discussion at the May 2010 Forum on scientific uncertainty and risk.
Mid-Atlantic Catch Shares Workshop Summary
April 2010 - by Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
Summary of presentations and panel discussions at the Mid-Atlantic Catch Shares Workshop, March 16-18 in Williamsburg, VA.
Complexity and Change: Gag and Red Grouper Management in the Gulf of Mexico
February 2010 - by Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
Discussion document developed by request from council members in the Gulf of Mexico and reviewed by experts in fisheries science and policy.
Innovation at the Regional Fishery Management Councils: A Compilation of Practices
February 2009 - by Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum
Profiles of innovative ideas and practices from across the regional councils
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