Managing fisheries sustainably is an adaptive process that relies on sound science, innovative management approaches, effective enforcement, meaningful partnerships, and robust public participation. Effective fishery management starts with accurate scientific information about fish and fisheries.

Sustainable fishing ensures that fisheries continue to thrive in marine and freshwater habitats. People have fished sustainably for thousands of years. The Tagbanua people of the Philippines, above, hunt for specific species at different times of the year, which maintains healthy stocks of different fish.

Sustainability in fisheries combines theoretical disciplines, such as the population dynamics of fisheries, with practical strategies, such as avoiding overfishing through techniques such as individual fishing quotas, curtailing destructive and illegal fishing practices by lobbying for appropriate law and policy, ...

Hook-and-line fishing is a sustainable method to catch many types of fish. Using circle hooks instead of J hooks minimizes bycatch and causes little to no habitat damage.