Marine Fisheries - Management and Proposed Solutions

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 – Management and Proposed Solutions is the fourth of ten modules. This module covers four main topics: Traditional fisheries management, Market-based solutions, Ecosystem-based fishery management, and The future of marine fisheries. The module can be taught independently or as part of the series.

Module Contents:
The PowerPoint presentation includes lecture notes and “provides a detailed examination of traditional, market-based and ecosystem-based approaches to marine fisheries management.”

The 105-page document provides information about the module and includes seven sections: NCSR Marine Fisheries Series description, Marine Fisheries – Management and Proposed Solutions description, General Lecture Outline, and PowerPoint Presentation with Instructor Notes, Detailed Lecture Notes, and Resources.