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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil Advance Access originally published online on February 28, 2007
ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2007 64(4):723-729; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm008
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© 2007 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Published by Oxford Journals. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

The weakening role of science in the management of groundfish off the east coast of Canada

Peter A. Shelton

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, PO Box 5667, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5X1

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Shelton, P. A. 2007. The weakening role of science in the management of groundfish off the east coast of Canada. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 723–729.

The link between science and decision-making for groundfish fisheries off Canada's east coast has weakened during the past two decades. The demand for a large degree of flexibility in the decision-making process by both the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, as well as the perceived low credibility of scientific knowledge, has resulted in an underutilization of science capacity to provide risk-based assessments and to evaluate management strategies for robustness to uncertainty and compliance with the precautionary approach. The transition from science-based to ad hoc fisheries management is described, and the potential impact of two new approaches, ecosystem-based fisheries management and shared stewardship, is considered.

Keywords: co-management, ecosystem-based management, groundfish, management strategies, precautionary approach, risk, uncertainty

Received 30 June 2006; accepted 8 January 2007; advance access publication 28 February 2007.


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