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Best Paper in Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Fishy Fridays

Weekly spotlight on fisheries science journal articles

 

Jeff Kopaska
AFS Executive Director
jkopaska@fisheries.org

Today’s paper is the 2024 Best Paper Award winner from Marine and Coastal Fisheries. This paper provides a framework for moving from single-species to ecosystem based fisheries management. It outlines numerous categories of ecosystem level reference points (ELRPs), and individual metrics within those categories. A very beneficial part of the paper was the authors identifying pros and cons of using this approach, and laying out next steps for researchers and managers. There are specific areas of investigation outlined to help fill existing gaps in the science.  I hope you enjoy the paper!

Ecosystem‐level reference points: Moving toward ecosystem‐based fisheries management (open access)

 

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