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The Interface between Fisheries Research and Habitat Management

1996; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1577/1548-8675(1996)016 2.3.co;2

1548-8675

Richard W. Langton, Robert S. Steneck, Vytenis Gotceitas, Francis Juanes, Peter Lawton,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

North American Journal of Fisheries ManagementVolume 16, Issue 1 p. 1-7 Article The Interface between Fisheries Research and Habitat Management Richard W. Langton, Richard W. Langton Maine Department of Marine Resources, Marine Resources Laboratory, Post Office Box 8, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 04575 USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert S. Steneck, Robert S. Steneck Darling Marine: Center University of Maine, Walpole, Maine, 04573 USASearch for more papers by this authorVytenis Gotceitas, Vytenis Gotceitas Ocean Sciences Center, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, A1C 5S7 CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorFrancis Juanes, Francis Juanes Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003-4210 USASearch for more papers by this authorPeter Lawton, Peter Lawton Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, E0G 2X0 CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Richard W. Langton, Richard W. Langton Maine Department of Marine Resources, Marine Resources Laboratory, Post Office Box 8, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 04575 USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert S. Steneck, Robert S. Steneck Darling Marine: Center University of Maine, Walpole, Maine, 04573 USASearch for more papers by this authorVytenis Gotceitas, Vytenis Gotceitas Ocean Sciences Center, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, A1C 5S7 CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorFrancis Juanes, Francis Juanes Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003-4210 USASearch for more papers by this authorPeter Lawton, Peter Lawton Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, E0G 2X0 CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1996 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(1996)016 2.3.CO;2Citations: 57AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Successful natural resource management requires a balance between the social and economic demands placed on the resource and the absolute biological limit to resource harvesting. We outline a procedure to assist managers in prioritizing scientific information in relation to this biological limit. All life history stages of a target species are considered, relative to their habitat requirements, and a determination is made whether or not there is an essential habitat for any of the life history stages. We define an essential habitat as being physically discrete and indispensable for the survival of at least one life stage of the target species. Managers determine if the essential habitat is vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts; the scientific community investigates the ramifications of a particular management strategy or studies the interdependence of life history stage and habitat. We suggest that economically important fisheries that have relatively small essential habitats and habitats that are important for more than one target species rank higher in terms of management priority. This scheme offers an objective way for managers to weigh social and economic demands against the biological constraints within which a sustainable fishery must operate. Citing Literature Volume16, Issue1February 1996Pages 1-7 RelatedInformation