Of Fish and Fishermen: Shifting Societal Baselines to Reduce Environmental Harm in Fisheries

Of Fish and Fishermen: Shifting Societal Baselines to Reduce Environmental Harm in Fisheries

If reasonable fishery harvests and environmental harms are specified in new regulations, policies, and laws governing the exploitation of fish for food and livelihoods, then societal baselines can shift to achieve sustainable fisheries and marine conservation. Fisheries regulations can limit the env...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mimi E. Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2012-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
collaborative fisheries governance
common heritage of mankind principle
conservation
disincentives to overcapitalize and overfish
ecological damage
environmental ethics
environmental protection
fishing harm
harm principle
law of nuisance
marine stewardship
precautionary principle
public trust doctrine
sustainable fisheries
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss4/art18/

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