Exploring fisheries strategies for multi-criteria decision making: A case study of the East China Sea

Abstract

Major problems regarding traditional fisheries management in the context of rapidly declining stocks and degrading ecosystems and an urgent need for sustainable devolvement create an impetus for a fundamental change in fisheries management. Ecosystem-­based Fisheries Management (EBFM) reconsiders the orders of management priorities, starting with the ecosystem instead of target species, with the aim to maintain healthy marine ecosystems and fisheries. Potential conflicts among economy, society and ecosystem structure should be reconciled to achieve the EBFM. The module of