Stephen J. Hall|Ray Hilborn|Neil Andrew|Edward H. Allison
Innovations in capture fisheries are an imperative for nutrition security in the developing world
WorldFish|University of Washington|WorldFish|University of East Anglia
article examines two strands discourse wild capture fisheries one focuses resource sustainability environmental impacts another related food nutrition security human wellbeing available data research show countries dependent fish meet nutritional requirements population wild capture fisheries remain dominant supplier although contrary popular narratives sustainability fisheries always everywhere crisis securing sustainability essential requires considerable effort across broad spectrum fishery systems impediment achieving current research policy discourses environmental sustainability fisheries food security remain loosely superficially linked overcoming requires adoption broader sustainability science paradigm help harness synergies negotiate tradeoffs food security resource conservation macroeconomic development goals way society chooses govern fisheries however ethical choice technical one recommend adding ethical dimension sustainability science applied fisheries