Ecosystem-based fisheries management requires a change to the selective fishing philosophy
<p>Globally, many fish species are overexploited, and many stocks have collapsed. This crisis, along with increasing concerns over flow-on effects on ecosystems, has caused a reevaluation of traditional fisheries management practices, and a new ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) paradigm has emerged.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/107/21/9485.abstract?etoc" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>