npj Ocean Sustainability (Sep 2024)

Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet

  • Callum Roberts,
  • Christophe Béné,
  • Nathan Bennett,
  • James S. Boon,
  • William W. L. Cheung,
  • Philippe Cury,
  • Omar Defeo,
  • Georgia De Jong Cleyndert,
  • Rainer Froese,
  • Didier Gascuel,
  • Christopher D. Golden,
  • Julie Hawkins,
  • Alistair J. Hobday,
  • Jennifer Jacquet,
  • Paul Kemp,
  • Mimi E. Lam,
  • Frédéric Le Manach,
  • Jessica J. Meeuwig,
  • Fiorenza Micheli,
  • Telmo Morato,
  • Catrin Norris,
  • Claire Nouvian,
  • Daniel Pauly,
  • Ellen Pikitch,
  • Fabian Piña Amargos,
  • Andrea Saenz-Arroyo,
  • U. Rashid Sumaila,
  • Louise Teh,
  • Les Watling,
  • Bethan C. O’Leary

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00078-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Abstract Many seafood products marketed as “sustainable” are not. More exacting sustainability standards are needed to respond to a fast-changing world and support United Nations SDGs. Future fisheries must operate on principles that minimise impacts on marine life, adapt to climate change and allow regeneration of depleted biodiversity, while supporting and enhancing the health, wellbeing and resilience of people and communities. We set out 11 actions to achieve these goals.