Prospects for Multispecies Fisheries Management in Chesapeake Bay 1998
- Published:
- August 1, 1998
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program STAC
fisheries management in Chesapeake Bay, and globally, is based upon single-species plans (FMPs) that oftern have neglected biological interactions such as predator-prey relationships of the so-called technical interactions (e.g. bycatch, discards) that affect yields, productivity, profitability, and which may have implicationss for the broad ecosystem management goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program. There is no substitute for good monitoring programs of fished species and of key interacting species. Modeling evolves from and depends upon monitoring results, and management depends upon an understanding of status nad trends of stocks. Fishery-independent surveys tomonitor resources and to obtain biological data, if instituted and coordinated throughout the Bay, would help to improve management.