Marine Reserves a Solution to Bycatch Problem in Oceans

Katherine E Kerlin — August 07, 2017 - 1:30pm

Commercial fishermen may be able to catch more of the profitable fish they want with marine reserves than without them, according to a study in the journal PNAS led by the University of California, Davis. Using marine reserves as a management tool could also help the recently rebounded West Coast groundfish fishery sustain itself, the study notes.

Marine reserves are a subset of Marine Protected Areas. Some MPAs allow fishing, but marine reserves are areas of the ocean closed to fishing and other extractive activities.

Sustainability progress should precede seafood market access, researchers urge

IET WebDev — April 30, 2015 - 2:10pm

Demand for seafood from wild fisheries and aquaculture around the world has nearly doubled over the past four decades. In the past several years, major retailers in developed countries have committed to source their seafood from only sustainably certified fisheries and aquaculture, even though it is not clear where that supply will come from.

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Marine Reserves a Solution to Bycatch Problem in Oceans

Sustainability progress should precede seafood market access, researchers urge