How More Efficient Fishing Can Protect the Ocean | National Geographic

all the management strategies that we

all the management strategies that we have today will really develop thousands

have today will really develop thousands

have today will really develop thousands of years ago live for Pacific Islanders

of years ago live for Pacific Islanders

of years ago live for Pacific Islanders things like closed areas closed seasons

things like closed areas closed seasons

things like closed areas closed seasons for spawning minimum size limits

somebody would say like oh he’s a

somebody would say like oh he’s a fisherman is he a good fisherman and the

fisherman is he a good fisherman and the

fisherman is he a good fisherman and the definition of a good fisherman is not

definition of a good fisherman is not

definition of a good fisherman is not somebody who goes out there and harvest

somebody who goes out there and harvest

somebody who goes out there and harvest everything but the successful fisherman

everything but the successful fisherman

everything but the successful fisherman is somebody who goes up there and takes

is somebody who goes up there and takes

is somebody who goes up there and takes care of the ocean while harvesting from

care of the ocean while harvesting from

care of the ocean while harvesting from the ocean

in the years since the rise of global

in the years since the rise of global commercial fishing 90% of fish stocks

commercial fishing 90% of fish stocks

commercial fishing 90% of fish stocks have been fished at or above their

have been fished at or above their

have been fished at or above their maximum sustainable yield

maximum sustainable yield

maximum sustainable yield proving a desperate need for global

proving a desperate need for global

proving a desperate need for global sustainable fishery management

for years we’ve been puzzling over the

for years we’ve been puzzling over the problem of showing people what’s

problem of showing people what’s

problem of showing people what’s happening way offshore out of sight or

happening way offshore out of sight or

happening way offshore out of sight or underneath the surface of the water and

underneath the surface of the water and

underneath the surface of the water and we stumbled across a system of radio

we stumbled across a system of radio

we stumbled across a system of radio frequency broadcasts that can be

frequency broadcasts that can be

frequency broadcasts that can be intercepted by satellites to take all of

intercepted by satellites to take all of

intercepted by satellites to take all of the commercial fishing activity in the

the commercial fishing activity in the

the commercial fishing activity in the ocean and put it on a map for everybody

ocean and put it on a map for everybody

ocean and put it on a map for everybody to see strengthened by satellite

to see strengthened by satellite

to see strengthened by satellite assisted monitoring international

assisted monitoring international

assisted monitoring international partnerships have grown sharing data on

partnerships have grown sharing data on

partnerships have grown sharing data on shared fish stocks before were acting

shared fish stocks before were acting

shared fish stocks before were acting individually we were not seeing we were

individually we were not seeing we were

individually we were not seeing we were not knowing now the only way you can

not knowing now the only way you can

not knowing now the only way you can fish in our easy is to be compliant be

fish in our easy is to be compliant be

fish in our easy is to be compliant be legal and then we can cooperate in a

legal and then we can cooperate in a

legal and then we can cooperate in a sustainable fishing

sustainable fishing

sustainable fishing following in the footsteps of successful

following in the footsteps of successful

following in the footsteps of successful regional partnerships shared management

regional partnerships shared management

regional partnerships shared management of shared fish stocks went global with

of shared fish stocks went global with

of shared fish stocks went global with the ratification of the port state

the ratification of the port state

the ratification of the port state measures agreement by 36 parties

measures agreement by 36 parties

measures agreement by 36 parties covering 62 countries and the

covering 62 countries and the

covering 62 countries and the partnerships of the safe ocean Network

partnerships of the safe ocean Network

partnerships of the safe ocean Network agreeing shared frameworks for global

agreeing shared frameworks for global

agreeing shared frameworks for global fishery management rewarding the good

fishery management rewarding the good

fishery management rewarding the good fishermen and taking bold collective

fishermen and taking bold collective

fishermen and taking bold collective steps forward toward the rhythms of our

steps forward toward the rhythms of our

steps forward toward the rhythms of our sustainable past we in the West are just

sustainable past we in the West are just

sustainable past we in the West are just starting to realize the frailty and and

starting to realize the frailty and and

starting to realize the frailty and and the finiteness of the ocean when you

the finiteness of the ocean when you

the finiteness of the ocean when you decide that this is your priority

decide that this is your priority

decide that this is your priority it must be reflected throughout the

it must be reflected throughout the

it must be reflected throughout the system it’s our life the ocean is our

system it’s our life the ocean is our

system it’s our life the ocean is our life