by Matt Woods | Aug 30, 2021 | Biology, Data collection, Fish Populations, Sustainability
Fisheries science endeavours to understand the biology of fish and the state of fish stocks. It draws on a range of disciplines including marine and freshwater biology, oceanography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. One of the main aims of fisheries science is to...
by Matt Woods | Aug 30, 2021 | Biology, Data collection, Fish Populations
Understanding fish biology is essential to good fisheries management because it gives information about the productivity of a fish stock and informs the most sustainable strategy for managing that stock. Fisheries scientists collect a wide range of information on fish...
by Matt Woods | Aug 30, 2021 | Data collection, Finite Resource, Monitoring, Participate Collaborate Communicate, Sustainability
Fisheries management sets out the rules for sustainable fishing. These rules can apply to specific species, whole fisheries, fish stocks and ecosystems. Fisheries management is a process of decision-making, allocation of resources and formulation and implementation of...
by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Data collection, Monitoring
Monitoring fisheries to collect data is an essential component of fisheries management. Fisheries managers are using the data to monitor fishery status, for example changes in catch rates, recruitment, biomass and a range of other important indicators. Data collected...
