The state of knowledge on the science and management of freshwater recreational fisheries
is reviewed, with the objective of integrating insights from disparate fields such as fisheries …

Conventional approaches to natural resource management are increasingly challenged by
environmental problems that are embedded in highly complex systems with profound …

Global food demand is rising, and serious questions remain about whether supply can
increase sustainably. Land-based expansion is possible but may exacerbate climate …

Formal models are commonly used in natural resource management (NRM) to study human-
environment interactions and inform policy making. In the majority of applications, human …

Management strategy evaluation (MSE) involves using simulation to compare the relative
effectiveness for achieving management objectives of different combinations of data …

Coastal communities, indigenous peoples, and small-scale fishers rely on the ocean for
livelihoods, for subsistence, for wellbeing and for cultural continuity. Thus, understanding the …

Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use,
or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development …

The complex, context-dependent, and dynamic nature of human behavior is increasingly
recognized as both an important cause of sustainability problems and potential leverage for …

Stakeholders increasingly expect ecosystem assessments as part of advice on fisheries
management. Quantitative models to support fisheries decision‐making may be either …

Poaching is a widespread and well-appreciated problem for the conservation of many
threatened species. Because poaching is illegal, there is strong incentive for poachers to …