 Consider expansion or relocation of NTZ and Unfished area has a low density and Consider precautionary management does not represent a healthy virgin by making fisheries management area (NTZ is small with large controls more restrictive (i.e., amounts of species movement decrease TAC, decrease allowable between fished and unfished areas) effort, add or modify certain controls, etc.)  High fishing pressure has caused an Close fishery and ecosystem state change; fishery in Implement fishery recovery plan Limit >= danger of collapse  Indicator Extreme environmental stochasticity Close fishery and has caused an ecosystem state Implement fishery recovery plan change; fishery in danger of collapse  Make no changes to fisheries management controls or If trends have persisted for more Unfished Fishing pressure appropriate for than one year and there is no reason biomass maintaining or improving the health to believe precautionary Indicator >= of the ecosystem management is necessary, make Coral Reef Target fisheries management controls less Thresholds restrictive (i.e., increase TAC, (aggregated And increase effort cap, etc.) across species)  Consider improved enforcement of fished:unfished Unfished area has a low biomass and NTZ and biomass ratio does not represent a healthy virgin Consider targeted social marketing >= Target area (significant illegal fishing is to improve compliance with NTZ occurring within the NTZ) and Consider precautionary management
Unfished area has a low density and does not represent a healthy virgin area (NTZ is small with large amounts of species movement between fished and unfished areas)  Consider expansion or relocation of NTZ and Consider precautionary management by making fisheries management controls more restrictive (i.e., decrease TAC, decrease allowable effort, add or modify certain controls, etc.) Limit >= Indicator High fishing pressure has caused an ecosystem state change; fishery in danger of collapse  Close fishery and Implement fishery recovery plan Extreme environmental stochasticity has caused an ecosystem state change; fishery in danger of collapse  Close fishery and Implement fishery recovery plan Coral Reef Thresholds (aggregated across species) Unfished biomass Indicator >= Target And fished:unfished biomass ratio >= Target Fishing pressure appropriate for maintaining or improving the health of the ecosystem  Make no changes to fisheries management controls or If trends have persisted for more than one year and there is no reason to believe precautionary management is necessary, make fisheries management controls less restrictive (i.e., increase TAC, increase effort cap, etc.) Unfished area has a low biomass and does not represent a healthy virgin area (significant illegal fishing is occurring within the NTZ)  Consider improved enforcement of NTZ and Consider targeted social marketing to improve compliance with NTZ and Consider precautionary management
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