date:Aug 24, 2012
ry, and the effectiveness of such management actions are closely monitored through annual audits.
Methodology and data
The research team compiled a database of 45 MSC certified stocks and 177 uncertified stocks for which the population level likely to produce maximum yields (MSY) is used as a management target. This excluded some species, such as salmon, for which management objectives are not based on a simple calculation of MSY. It also excluded fisheries assessed under a risk-based framewo