Comment on “Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt” by Leaper et al.

Abstract Hammill, M. O., and Stenson, G. B. 2010. Comment on “Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt” by Leaper et al. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 321–322. The Objective-Based Fisheries Management used by Canada to manage the Northwest Atlantic...

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Published in:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: Hammill, Michael O., Stenson, Garry B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2010
Subjects:
Ecology
Aquatic Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Canada
Harp Seal
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp296
http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/67/2/321/29136547/fsp296.pdf
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Summary:Abstract Hammill, M. O., and Stenson, G. B. 2010. Comment on “Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt” by Leaper et al. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 321–322. The Objective-Based Fisheries Management used by Canada to manage the Northwest Atlantic seal hunt conforms to United Nations and Canadian Government precautionary approach frameworks in its structure and industry involvement. Managers and industry use clearly identified thresholds and harvest control rules to adjust quotas to respect the management framework. Although simulation testing is needed to evaluate management model performance under additional sources of uncertainty, this approach has successfully maintained the harp seal population at or near the highest level ever seen, during a period of intensive hunting.

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