Fisheries Management - Political Objectives

Political Objectives

According to the FAO, fisheries management should be based explicitly on political objectives, ideally with transparent priorities. Typical political objectives when exploiting a fish resource are to:

  • maximize sustainable biomass yield
  • maximize sustainable economic yield
  • secure and increase employment
  • secure protein production and food supplies
  • increase export income

Such political goals can also be a weak part of fisheries management, since the objectives can conflict with each other.

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