Hawaii fishery offers model for sustainable management

By Richard Brill

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 02, 2012

~~<p>There are many different opinions about what is meant by "sustainable fishery."</p>
<p>The simplest is that properly conducted fishing would not disturb the balance of nature, and a certain amount of sustainable yield could be extracted regularly and predictably. Many consider this to be a rather naive view of the balance of nature that assumes that nature is in a balance that is constant over time if left undisturbed.</p>
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There are many different opinions about what is meant by "sustainable fishery."

The simplest is that properly conducted fishing would not disturb the balance of nature, and a certain amount of sustainable yield could be extracted regularly and predictably. Many consider this to be a rather naive view of the balance of nature that assumes that nature is in a balance that is constant over time if left undisturbed. Login for more...