The ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM): possibilities and priorities for international collaboration
Documents - Paper: Discussion paper
30 Nov 1999
This document provides background information on developments in respect of ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in the EU. It goes on to expand some conceptual views on the way an ecosystem approach may be understood and implemented in the short term and indicates options for future policy developments. It has been prepared as a contribution to the current international debate on the ecosystem-based approach, one recent manifestation of which has been the FAO Conference on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem, held in Reykjavik 1 to 4 October 2001.
Author: Commission of the European Communities
Related Topics: The ecosystem approach to fisheries management
