INTRO FISH MANAGEMENT
WMAN 445
Readings: Chapter 1, 5, & 9 (Kohler and Hubert)
Olver et al. 1995. Toward a definition of conservation principles for fisheries management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
52:1584-1594.
I. COMMON PROPERTY
We all own access to natural resources for our personal use.
II. TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
Benefits of overuse of common property are realized by individual users, but costs are shared among all users.
III. COLONIAL AMERICA – “LIMITLESS SEA”
Abundant fisheries resources fueled the growing nation. Aggressive harvest lead to localized losses, but wholesale loss of aquatic ecosystems takes time.
IV. 1800’s – MAYBE THERE ARE LIMITS
Population growth and dramatic increases in technological capacity placed unsustainable pressures on fish populations and aquatic habitats. Management actions at a national level became necessary in the face of regional scale losses of fisheries resources.
V. EARLY 1900’S – THE GOLDEN AGE OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
The end of the Industrial Revolution gave rise to a new Conservation Ethic, the “Wise Use” paradigm of resource management, and new fields of Fisheries and
Ecological Sciences.
VI. SPECTACULAR FAILURES OF MODERN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Fisheries professionals thought they had it all figured out. “Maximum
Sustainable Yield” (a management approach based on a new Population Ecology
Theory) could be used to implement the accepted conservation effort.
Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the fish.
VII. CONTEMPORARY VIEW: LEOPOLD’S LAND ETHIC APPLIED TO FISHERIES http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/publications/wsp/wsptoc_e.htm
Aquatic ecosystems should be managed to ensure the long-term sustainability of native fish stocks.

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