Re-Inventing Reef Fisheries Management in the U.S. Caribbean
In the U.S. Caribbean (the waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the vast majority of the more than 150 managed fish populations have never been assessed. Because every stock assessment conducted in the last 25 years has shown some degree of overfishing, scientists have urged managers to assess the region using ecosystem-based management. This project convened a workshop and produced a publication exploring new approaches for stakeholder involvement and ecosystem-based management of reef fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean.
Appeldoorn, R. S. 2008. Transforming reef fisheries management: application of an ecosystem-based approach in the USA Caribbean. Environmental Conservation. 35(3): 232-241.
Environmental Conservation paper (subscription needed)
September, 2008
Ault, J. S., S. G. Smith, et al. 2008. Length-based assessment of sustainability benchmarks for coral reef fishes in Puerto Rico. Environmental Conservation 35(3): 221-231.
Environmental Conservation paper (subscription needed) September, 2008
Booth, S., D. Zeller and D. Pauly. 2008. Baseline Study of Marine Fisheries Catches from Arctic Alaska: 1950–2006.