Marine fisheries of the USA: moving from single species management to a more holistic ecosystem-based approach
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is entrusted with the science-based conservation and management of the living marine resources within federal waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Un...
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Retrospective (1979-1995) reef fish assessment and a case for protected marine areas
Designating certain marine areas as 'protected' -- usually by officially naming them 'sanctuaries' or 'reserves' -- is a revolutionary resource-management tool used in mitigating habitat degradation and overfishing. In reserves, critical habitats are prot...