© 2005 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Quantitative ecosystem indicators for fisheries management
a Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale IRD – IFREMER, and Université Montpellier II Avenue Jean Monnet, BP 171, 34203 Sète Cedex, France
b Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia 2259 Lower Mall, Vancouver BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
*Correspondence to P. M. Cury: tel: +33 499 573234; fax: +33 499 573295. e-mail: pcury@ifremer.fr; v.christensen@fisheries.ubc.ca.
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Spring in Paris (31 March to 3 April 2004) helped to attract more than 250 participants from 53 countries to a symposium on "Quantitative Ecosystem Indicators for Fisheries Management". The symposium was hosted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission at the UNESCO headquarters next to the Eiffel Tower, and co-organized with the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR). Four years of preparation had borne fruit, and the stage was set with a programme of 40 presentations and nearly 150 posters.
The symposium was centred on using ecosystem indicators for fisheries management, and as such reflects the growing understanding that exploited fish populations must be considered as integral components of ecosystem function, rather than units that operate independently of their environment. Internationally, there has been wide recognition of the need to move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries, a development spearheaded by FAO through their Code of Conduct for Responsible
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