Nimbleness Of Federal Fisheries Management Decision-Making Processes To Support Climate-Ready Fisheries: A Legal Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Otts, Stephanie ; Deans, Olivia ; Hamilton, Samantha ; Janasie, Catherine ; Bowling, Terra
• Corporate Authors:
  National Sea Grant Law Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  NSGO/NSGLC (National Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Climate change is significantly impacting marine fisheries around the globe, as well as the individuals and communities that depend on them. Changes in the distribution and abundance of species affect where and when fishers fish and what they catch. Recently, for example, fishery managers in Alaska canceled the snow crab season in the wake of a significant population decline. While the exact cause of the decline is not known at this time, warmer waters in the Bering Sea are likely a contributing factor.1 To account for these climatic changes, fishery managers need to integrate nimbleness and adaptability into both short- and long-term decision-making processes to create more responsive management regimes.
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/e3cg-ta23
• Format:
  PDF
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  NSGLC-22-06-05
• Document Type:
  Program & Policy Document
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/51086/noaa_51086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 667.52 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2ca7b0c713414d620c092942501afd65b79017f404cb74c3b247b9f612c9ff4f