Canadians are used to the idea that governments regulate fisheries, but around the world more than 100 million people – 90 per cent of the worlds’ fishers – operate in small-scale fisheries with no records or controls.
In a Policy Forum article, the authors recommend methods to reduce the damage that illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fisheries can have on species’ survival. These include the use of marine protected areas, coordinating efforts between different levels of government and getting scientists and the general public to engage with policymakers.
Perspectives paper published in Science on October 23, 2014.
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