Publication - 13 March, 2009
What does sustainable mean? Which criteria defines if a fishery is sustainable?
Executive summary: In simple terms, a sustainable fishery is one whose practices can be maintained indefinitely without reducing the targeted species’ ability to maintain its population at healthy levels, and without adversely impacting on other species within the ecosystem – including humans – by removing their food source, accidentally killing them, or damaging their physical environment.
Num. pages: 9
GP criteria for sustainable fisheries, version 1.0, Oct 2008