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A flexible and practical framework for reporting on ecologically sustainable development for wild capture fisheries
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 08:16 authored by Fletcher, WJ, Chesson, J, Sainsbury, K, Hundloe, TJ, Fisher, MThe principles of sustainable development (or ecologically sustainable development as it is known in Australia) are now accepted as the foundation for natural resource management worldwide and there are increasing community expectations that they will be implemented explicitly. Previous attempts to assess sustainable development for fisheries have mostly failed because the methods have been too restrictive, often attempting to develop a single set of indicators. In 2000, all the fishery agencies and major stakeholder groups in Australia supported the development of a National ESD Framework. This initiative resulted in a practical system being generated through the results of a series of case studies and stakeholder workshops. The Australian National ESD Framework divides ESD into eight major components within the three main categories of ecological well-being, human well-being and ability to contribute: Four main steps are used to complete an ESD report for a fishery: (1) identify relevant issues, (2) prioritise these using risk assessment, (3) complete appropriately detailed reports on each issue and (4) compile the material into a report. The tools to assist this process are now available and have been used to generate reports for many Australian fisheries.
History
Publication title
Fisheries Research: An International Journal on Fishing Technology, Fisheries Science and Fisheries ManagementVolume
71Pagination
175-183ISSN
0165-7836Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Elsevier Science BvPlace of publication
Po Box 211, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1000 AeRights statement
© 2005 Elsevier B.V. The definitive version is available at http://www.sciencedirect.comRepository Status
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