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Leadership for Ocean Policy Reform

Sustaining Marine Fisheries & Fishing Communities By Pat White. Leadership for Ocean Policy Reform. Fisheries and Fishing Communities. Characterized by diversity Boats, gear type, fish species Size of operation Fishing conditions Includes both commercial and recreational fishing.

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Leadership for Ocean Policy Reform

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  1. Sustaining Marine Fisheries & Fishing Communities By Pat White Leadership for Ocean Policy Reform

  2. Fisheries and Fishing Communities • Characterized by diversity • Boats, gear type, fish species • Size of operation • Fishing conditions • Includes both commercial and recreational fishing

  3. Needs of the Fishing Community • Protect and maintain marine ecosystems • More fish • Shore-side infrastructure • Better regulations, not more regulations

  4. Protect & Maintain Marine Ecosystems • Healthy marine ecosystems are necessary to produce healthy & vibrant fisheries • To produce healthy ecosystems, we must control: • Pollution • Coastal development • Invasive species • Other activities degrading the oceans

  5. More Fish • We must rebuild depleted fish stocks • Rebuilding is challenging with extremely low stock biomass

  6. Shore-Side Infrastructure

  7. Better Regulations, Not More

  8. Reforms for the Fishing Industry • Incentives to improve conservation practices • Cooperative research • Create new partnerships

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