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. 1998 Jun 1;13(6):243-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0169-5347(98)01384-6.

The case for data-less marine resource management: examples from tropical nearshore finfisheries

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The case for data-less marine resource management: examples from tropical nearshore finfisheries

R E Johannes. Trends Ecol Evol. .

Abstract

Managing most marine finfisheries to achieve optimum yields is an unattainable dream. Protecting these resources from serious depletion through precautionary management seems the only practical option. But even this is of limited application if we demand scientific data for each managed fishery. There are too few researchers to do the work and, in any event, such research would usually not be cost-effective. Thus, we need not merely precautionary management; we need data-less management.

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