FAO and other national and international bodies are encouraging States to adopt an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, in which the effects of fishing are not only monitored and managed in respect of the stock of a particular fish species being caught, but also in terms of its effects on other fish species (multi-species models) and marine benthos organisms, algae, crustaceans, birds and mammals.
FAO and other national and international bodies are encouraging States to adopt an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, in which the effects of fishing are not only monitored and managed in respect of the stock of a particular fish species being caught, but also in terms of its effects on other fish species (multi-species models) and marine benthos organisms, algae, crustaceans, birds and mammals.