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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil Advance Access originally published online on March 1, 2007
ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2007 64(4):846-850; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm010
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Viewpoint: the interface between scientific advice and fisheries managementa

Kjartan Hoydal

NEAFC, 22 Berners Street, London W1T 3DY, UK

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Hoydal, K. 2007. Viewpoint: the interface between scientific advice and fisheries management. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 846–850.

Basic elements in responsible, robust, and sustainable fishery management frameworks are well understood and easily listed. Common sense and international law underline the prominent role of science in management. Most managers request peer-reviewed advice based on an objective assessment of the impact of fisheries on marine ecosystems, to create a basis for sustainable and profitable fisheries. Management systems in the North Atlantic rely extensively on advice on total allowable catches (TACs) to control fishing mortality in stocks under regulation. This leads to an unhelpful focus on inherently uncertain catch forecasts. With the wisdom of hindsight, TACs have rarely led to the predicted reduction in fishing mortality. And because of the focus on TACs, other elements in the management framework, notably overcapacity and other economic and social constraints, do not receive the necessary attention. A comparison of the way fishing advice is acquired with the same process in the hydrocarbon extraction industry draws attention to the multi-user problem in marine fisheries management.

Keywords: fisheries management, forecast, ICES advice, risk, uncertainty

Received 30 June 2006; accepted 5 December 2006; advance access publication 1 March 2007.

a The views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect the position of NEAFC.


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