Destructive Fishing: an expert-driven definition and exploration of this quasi-concept

Arlie Hannah  McCarthy; Daniel Steadman; Hannah Richardson; Jack Murphy; Sophie  Benbow; Joshua I. Brian; Holly Brooks; Giulia Costa-Domingo; Carolina Hazin; Chris McOwen; Jessica Walker; David Willer; Mohamad Abdi; Peter J. Auster; Roy Bealey; Robert Bensted-Smith; Kathryn Broadburn; Goncalo Carvalho; Tom Collinson; Bolanle Erinosho; Michael Fabinyi; Senia Febrica; Wilson Ngwa Forbi; Sege M. Garcia; David Goad; Lynda Goldsworthy; Hugh Govan; Charles Heaphy; Jan Geert Hiddink; Gilles Hosch; Daniel Kachelriess; Jeff Kinch; Alana Malinde S. N. Lancaster; Frederic  Le Manach; Thomas Matthews; Alfonso Medellin-Ortiz; Alexia Morgan; Helena Motta; Hilario Marua; Naveen Namboothri; Evelyne Ndiritu; Kelvin Passfield; Nicolas J. Pilcher; James O. Portus; James M. Rguez-Baron; Morvern Robertson; Abhilasha Sharma; Cristian G. Suazo; Leandro Luis Tamini; Juan Vilata-Simon; Nibedita Mukherjee

doi:10.1111/conl.13015

Destructive Fishing: an expert-driven definition and exploration of this quasi-concept

Arlie Hannah McCarthy
, Daniel Steadman
, Hannah Richardson
, Jack Murphy
, Sophie Benbow
, Joshua I. Brian
, Holly Brooks
, Giulia Costa-Domingo
, Carolina Hazin
, Chris McOwen
, Jessica Walker
, David Willer
, Mohamad Abdi
, Peter J. Auster
, Roy Bealey
, Robert Bensted-Smith
, Kathryn Broadburn
, Goncalo Carvalho
, Tom Collinson
, Bolanle Erinosho

Michael Fabinyi, Senia Febrica, Wilson Ngwa Forbi, Sege M. Garcia, David Goad, Lynda Goldsworthy, Hugh Govan, Charles Heaphy, Jan Geert Hiddink, Gilles Hosch, Daniel Kachelriess, Jeff Kinch, Alana Malinde S. N. Lancaster, Frederic Le Manach, Thomas Matthews, Alfonso Medellin-Ortiz, Alexia Morgan, Helena Motta, Hilario Marua, Naveen Namboothri, Evelyne Ndiritu, Kelvin Passfield, Nicolas J. Pilcher, James O. Portus, James M. Rguez-Baron, Morvern Robertson, Abhilasha Sharma, Cristian G. Suazo, Leandro Luis Tamini, Juan Vilata-Simon, Nibedita Mukherjee

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Numerous policy and international frameworks consider that ‘destructive fishing’ hampers efforts to reach sustainability goals. Though ubiquitous, ‘destructive fishing’ is undefined and therefore currently immeasurable. Here we propose a definition developed through expert consultation: “Destructive fishing is any fishing practice that causes irrecoverable habitat degradation, or which causes significant adverse environmental impacts, results in long-term declines in target or non-target species beyond biologically safe limits and has negative livelihood impacts.” We show strong stakeholder support for a definition, consensus on many biological and ecological dimensions, and no clustering of respondents from different sectors. Our consensus definition is a significant step towards defining sustainable fisheries goals and will help interpret and implement global political commitments which utilise the term 'destructive fishing'. Our definition and results will help reinforce the FAO Code of Conduct and meaningfully support member countries to prohibit destructive fishing practices.

Original language	English
Journal	Conservation Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	3
Early online date	28 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13015
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2024

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Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Nature and Landscape Conservation

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McCarthy, A. H., Steadman, D., Richardson, H., Murphy, J., Benbow, S., Brian, J. I., Brooks, H., Costa-Domingo, G., Hazin, C., McOwen, C., Walker, J., Willer, D., Abdi, M., Auster, P. J., Bealey, R., Bensted-Smith, R., Broadburn, K., Carvalho, G., Collinson, T., ... Mukherjee, N. (2024). Destructive Fishing: an expert-driven definition and exploration of this quasi-concept. Conservation Letters, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13015

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