Fisheries management objectives

*. Fishery or biological objectives:

Sustainable yield

Minimum stock spawning biomass

(renewable organic material that

comes from plants and animals)

Minimum standing stock biomass

Stock structure

Maximum escapement for

spawning

2. Food supply objectives: to give a

maximum catch for a sustained protein source

3. Conservation objectives: conservation of special

habitats or species

4. Economic objectives: individual returns, national

cash flow or source of foreign exchange

5. Social objectives: employment, festivals