Principles of Sustainable Fishing

Here are 10 principles that the David Suzuki Foundation’s Seas of Change report has posted in promoting sustainable fisheries:

The Principles of Sustainable Fishing;

1. Manage the entire marine ecosystem, rather than individual stocks;

2. Adopt a precautionary approach to fisheries management;

3. Ensure that all relevant stakeholders have a meaningful say in fisheries management;

4. Decrease fishing fleet capacity and plan for stock fluctuations;

5. Protect ecological and species diversity;

6. Protect critical ocean habitat;

7. Create marine reserves to protect representative marine habitats;

8. Manage for and minimizing by-catch and discards in commercial fisheries;

9. Ensure that aquaculture operates under sustainable standards;

10. Invest in monitoring, enforcement and data acquisition.