What is a harvest strategy, also known as a management procedure?

November 23, 2024

AuthorSara Pipernos
Program Associate, International Fisheries ✉

A harvest strategy, also known as a management procedure, is a pre-agreed framework for making fisheries management decisions (such as catch or effort limits) to achieve a long-term vision for the fish and fishery. Before they are implemented, robust harvest strategies are tested through a process that involves fishery scientists, managers, and other stakeholders, which is called management strategy evaluation (MSE).

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