Implementing a science-based system for preventing overfishing and guiding sustainable fisheries in the United States

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 183-194

  Methot, R D ^a   Tromble, G R ^b   Lambert, D M ^b   Greene, K E ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

annual catch limits; Magnuson Stevens Act; National Standard guidelines; rebuilding; US fisheries management

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCH COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; OVERFISHING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STATE ROLE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893097520     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst119     Document Type: Article

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