Marine Fisheries Overview

Module Description: 
The NCSR Marine Fisheries Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes ten modules. This series is designed to cover issues related to “marine fisheries with an emphasis on those species that are commercially harvested in the United States. The ten modules include Marine Fisheries Overview, Marine Fisheries – Introduction and Status, Marine Fisheries – Causes for Decline and Impacts, Marine Fisheries – Management and Proposed Solutions, Declining Expectations – The Phenomenon of Shifting Baselines, The Role of Marine Reserves in Ecosystem-based Fishery Management, The Decline of Atlantic – A Case Study, Comprehensive Resources for NCSR Marine Fisheries Series, Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts, and Where Does Your Seafood Come From?

Marine Fisheries Overview is the first of ten modules. This module defines marine fisheries, and provides historical and current perspectives, and causes for fishery declines.

Module Contents:
The PowerPoint presentation includes lecture notes and provides an overview of issues related to marine fisheries resources and causes for the declines of marine fish stocks. Traditional fishery management practices and market-based and ecosystem-based approaches are also discussed.

The 73-page document provides information about the module and includes five sections: NCSR Marine Fisheries Series, Marine Fisheries Overview Module Description, Objectives, General Lecture Outline, and PowerPoint Presentation with Instructor Notes.