Fisheries Sustainability: Management Measures Aim to Ensure Success
By Sara Hall
Maintaining sustainable fisheries is in the best interest of all stakeholders—including commercial fishermen, environmentalists and fishery managers. But how that’s best done is up for debate.
Over the years, various agencies and organizations have been taking measures to ensure that natural resources aren’t depleted and are maintained at a certain level, with some methods finding more success than others.
On June 3, President Biden’s administration announced its “National Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy,” which focuses on opportunities for direct federal action, guiding U.S. ocean policies to “conserve healthy ecosystems, support resilient communities and advance sustainable economic development.”
“Ocean policies and management should strive to ensure that int...