Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives - a case study for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

摘要: In attempts to achieve sustainability, ecosystem-based approaches fisheries management are becoming increasingly applicable. Indicators assess the success of measures an important component this approach. Data from a recreational linefishery used develop and propose simple set indicators local fishery sustainability. The have been organised within framework based on ecological, institutional social sustainability domains scored through rapid assessment matrix. Results indicate that estuarine, rock-and-surf (coastal) skiboat-based in Plettenberg Bay south coast South Africa presently non-sustainable. domain had very low scores whereas socio-economic highest scores. validity usefulness as tool for development plans discussed.