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Harvest Strategies

21st century fisheries management

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Fishing for the Future: The Case For Harvest Strategies

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What are harvest strategies?

Harvest strategies, also known as management procedures, are pre-agreed frameworks for making fisheries management decisions, such as setting catch limits. They are akin to agreeing to the rules before playing the game and shift the perspective from short-term reactive decision-making to a proactive approach designed to achieve a long-term vision for the fish and fishery.

Harvest strategies include the following basic elements:

  • Management objectives that set the vision for the fish population and fishery.
  • A monitoring program to collect data.
  • Indicators of the fishery’s status and population health, with associated reference points.
  • A method to assess those indicators, such as an assessment model or a simpler approach using catch per unit effort.
  • Harvest control rules (HCRs) that set fishing opportunities, which could include catch limits and size limits, depending on the value of key indicators relative to the reference points.

Harvest Strategies:
Understanding How the Process Works

If designed correctly, harvest strategies benefit both the fish and fishermen (see below for the advantages of HS- based management). Recognizing the effectiveness of these tools, many international fisheries management bodies are developing or implementing strategies appropriate for their fisheries.

Advantages of Harvest Strategies Over Traditional Management

Effective harvest strategies can:

  • Offset natural variability, scientific uncertainty, and political influence.
  • Account for risk and allow for balancing of trade-offs.
  • Avoid time-consuming and costly negotiations in response to each stock status update.
  • Allow managers to act swiftly and efficiently to ensure the health of the resource and long-term profitability.
  • Increase market stability and improve industry’s ability to plan because management decisions are predictable.
  • Give all stakeholders a clear, long-term vision of a sustainable stock and fishery.
  • Adhere to best practices of modern fisheries management, consistent with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, the Food and Agricultural Organization Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and the Marine Stewardship Council’s certification standards.
  • Effectively implement the precautionary approach.

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In a new blog, Shana Miller talks ideas to mitigate the threat that unresolved allocation debates pose to #harveststrategy success in the Indian Ocean. #IOTC needs a near-term solution for skipjack and bigeye, and fortunately, there may be one available. https://harveststrategies.org/blog/2023/03/16/who-gets-a-slice-of-the-pie-harvest-strategy-implementation-in-the-indian-ocean/

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15 Mar

One of the most anticipated reports of the year! Check out the 2023 Status of the World Fisheries for Tuna by @ISSF https://www.iss-foundation.org/tuna-stocks-and-management/our-tuna-stock-tools/status-of-the-stocks/

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International fishery management is built from the ground up! Last month, the USA held a stakeholder meeting to discuss details of a harvest control rule for North Pacific albacore for adoption at WCPFC and IATTC this year. #fisheries

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Recent News

2022 was a big year for harvest strategies, and 2023 could be even bigger

February 13, 2023

2022 was a big year for harvest strategies, and 2023 could be even bigger

Via SeafoodSource
Tuna Commission adopts new management procedure for skipjack

December 12, 2022

Tuna Commission adopts new management procedure for skipjack

Via Radio New Zealand
The Ocean Foundation and FAO launch groundbreaking knowledge hub for fisheries management

November 3, 2022

The Ocean Foundation and FAO launch groundbreaking knowledge hub for fisheries management

Via FAO

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harveststrategies.org serves as a resource for fisheries scientists, managers, and other stakeholders, compiling information about how harvest strategies work and how implementing this pioneering management approach can lead to sustainable, profitable fisheries and successful recovery programs for many species around the world. The site is managed by The Ocean Foundation’s International Fisheries Conservation Project with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Common Oceans Tuna Fisheries Project, which is funded by GEF and implemented by FAO.

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