One Northwest community - People, salmon, rivers, and the sea: Towards sustainable salmon fisheries

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Edited by: E. Eric KnudsenCleveland R. StewardDonald MacDonaldJack E. Williams, and Dudley W. Reiser

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Abstract

Pacific salmon management is in crisis. Throughout their range, salmon and steelhead populations are being adversely affected by human activities. Without coordinated, effective, and timely action, the future of the Pacific salmon resource is most certainly in doubt. To address the challenges that are currently facing salmon management, concerned citizens representing a diverse array of government agencies and non-governmental organizations have agreed to cooperate in the development of a Sustainable Fisheries Strategy for west coast salmon and steelhead populations. The Strategy builds on the contents of this book, resulting from the Sustainable Fisheries Conference and subsequent community- and watershed-based citizen forums. This chapter presents the key elements of the Strategy including a common vision for the future, a series of guiding principles, and specific strategies for supporting sustainable fisheries. As such, the Strategy embraces an ecosystem-based approach to managing human activities, rather than the traditional egocentric approach to managing salmonid populations and associated habitats. A system of community-based, watershed-oriented councils, including all stakeholders and agency representatives, is proposed for effective transition to ecosystem-based salmon and steelhead management. It is our hope that everyone involved in Pacific salmon management will embrace both the spirit and the specific elements of the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy as we face the difficult challenges ahead.

Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title One Northwest community - People, salmon, rivers, and the sea: Towards sustainable salmon fisheries
Chapter 45
ISBN 978-1-4398-2267-8
DOI 10.1201/9781439822678.ch45
Year Published 1999
Language English
Publisher CRC Press
Contributing office(s) Alaska Science Center
Description 15 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Monograph
Larger Work Title Sustainable fisheries management: Pacific salmon
First page 687
Last page 701
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