Goal 8. Minimize damage to the productivity and diversity of the marine
environment resulting from the disruption of finfish and shellfish population
balances
(CONCERN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE GOAL FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT)
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A. Manage all fish and shellfish populations such that ecosystem integrity is maintained 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 |
