Hello All, I'd like to put together a panel on international oceans/fisheries issues for next year's ISA. I've pasted a potential title/abstract for the panel below. Please let me know if you'd be interested in contributing, chairing, or discussing.
Thanks, dgwebster Rethinking oceans regimes: New solutions for old problems The oceans are being emptied and, while there is no shortage of ideal solutions to the problem of overfishing (i.e. Safina et al. 2005, Crowder et al. 2006, etc.), the reality is that fisheries management fails much more often than it succeeds (Worm et al. 2009). The recent nomination of eight large marine predators for endangered species status—including the exceptionally valuable bluefin tuna—highlights the severity of the situation (Stokstad 2010). The rejection or delay of all of these nominations highlights the nature of the problem: fisheries management is a matter of political strategy rather than either biological or economic science. Given the critical nature of the problem, it is time to examine the potential for success in the current system and explore possible steps to a better system... -- D.G. Webster Assistant Professor Environmental Studies Program Dartmouth College 6182 Steele Hall Hanover, NH 03755 phone: 603-646-0213 http://www.dartmouth.edu/~envs/faculty/webster.html
