Prospects For Multispecies Fisheries Management In Chesapeake Bay
Abstract
Description
Fisheries management in Chesapeake Bay, and globally, is based upon single-species plans
(FWs) that often have neglected biological interactions such as predator-prey relationships or the
so-called technical interactions (e.g. bycatch, discards) that affect yields, productivity,
profitability, and which may have implications for the broad ecosystem management goals of the
Chesapeake Bay Program. A workshop was convened in Solomons, Maryland, 1-3 April 1998,
to consider the potential and advisability of moving towards multispecies fisheries management or
of adopting approaches that are clearly compatible with an ecosystem management philosophy.
International experts joined regional scientists and managers to explore multispecies issues in
plenary sessions and focused working groups. This report contains the workshop’s findings and
recommendations.
Keywords
Multispecies Fisheries Management , Chesapeake Bay