Table 2.

Candidate list of criteria for sustainable and responsible fisheries to be opened in a restored ecosystem.

(For full discussion see § 5. Modified from Pitcher et al. 2004.)

criteria for sustainable fisheries	notes
(i) minimal bycatch discards	technological modifications to gear
(ii) no damage to habitat by gear	technological modifications to gear
(iii) include aboriginal fisheries	customary rights recognized
(iv) include traditional target species	except where (i) and (ii) would bar
(v) minimize risk to charismatic species	except as under (iii) and (vii)
(vi) exclude fisheries on juveniles	except where minimal impact is proven
(vii) participatory vetting of fisheries	by management agency, local community and public
(viii) simulations show fishery sustainable	100 year simulations are satisfactory
(ix) adaptive management plan in place	adaptive changes to the unexpected (e.g. climate change)