Hakai Magazine, 15 March 2017. More than 100 ago, the intricate interconnections in the ocean were glimpsed and the need to unravel them to make the best management decisions foresaw.
has released “The Fisheries Scientist Who Saw the Future” wondering why are we struggling to implement some recommendations for fisheries management. Particular attention is paid to the limitations of the single species approach:
<<With single-species management the focus, research money was poured into generating the data needed to set catch limits: how many fish are in the ocean? How many fish can be taken without causing a crash? In technical terms, what is the maximum sustainable yield?.
“Fisheries science chose to simplify the questions they were asking about ecosystems,” says University of Washington fisheries policy expert Dave Fluharty>>.
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