Implementing Effective Fisheries Management Practices in the United States
In 2006, the U.S. Congress passed new mandates to advance sustainable fisheries, including requirements to set annual catch limits for all fisheries and to implement measures to ensure accountability. This project convened two working groups – one on setting annual fisheries catch limits in data-poor situations and the second on best fisheries management practices - in order to inform development of regulations implementing the re-authorized Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act. The project also convened a scientific workshop that brought experts together to develop a methodology for fisheries managers to adopt in data-poor situations in order to estimate the vulnerability of fish populations to overfishing.
Summary Materials:
Research Series Report
Lenfest Research Series Report
September, 2007
Publications and Reports:
Reports
Rosenberg, A., A. Acosta, E. Babcock, J. Harrington, A. Hobday, C.B. Mogensen, et al. 2009. Use of Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis (PSA ) in Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: A Workshop Report.
PSA Workshop report
May, 2009
Rosenberg, A., A. Acosta, E. Babcock, J. Harrington, A. Hobday, C.B. Mogensen, et al. 2009. Use of Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis (PSA ) in Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: An Overview.
PSA Methodology Report
March, 2009
PSA South Atlantic report
March, 2009
PSA Regional Comparison report
March, 2009
PSA Northeast Atlantic report
March, 2009
PSA Mid Atlantic report
March, 2009
PSA Atlantic HMS and Pacific Tune report
March, 2009
Rosenberg, A., D. Agnew, E. Babcock, A. Cooper, C. Mogensen, R. O'Boyle, et al. 2007. Setting Annual Catch Limits for U.S. Fisheries: An Expert Working Group Report.
Catch Limits report
September, 2007
Media:
Press Releases
Recent Work
