Goal 8. Minimize damage to the productivity and diversity of the marine
environment resulting from the disruption of finfish and shellfish population
balances
STRATEGIC GOAL AManage all fish and shellfish populations such that ecosystem integrity is maintained |
INTERMEDIATE GOALS:1. Change public understanding / attitudes towards fishing pressures and the importance of ecosystem integrity 2.
Bottom-up model for productivity, starting with water quality/ sea grass 3. Gain scientific understanding of comprehensive ecosystem interactions 4. Implement changes in policy and management from the single-marketed-species approach to an ecosystem approach, including EFH/MPA which account for all stages of the life cycle of exploited species 5. Restoration of EFH and stocks 6. Manage fisheries takes to an OSY ecosystem approach |
STRATEGIC GOAL MEASURES:·
Sustainable wild
harvest (no trends)
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INTERMEDIATE GOAL MEASURES:·
Increase in percentage
of reach showing improved understanding of fishing pressures and the
importance of ecosystem integrity (via survey)
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