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The need for improved fisheries data is a major challenge for sustainable fisheries management in many emerging economies.

Future of Fish Executive Director Cheryl Dahle shared her personal journey of going from the “least likely fish person on the planet” to leading an initiative to end overfishing on the main stage of SOCAP.

How can you regulate something you can’t see? That seemingly impossible task is exactly the core mission of fisheries managers.

At one time almost all fishers fished as much as they could, as fast as they could, racing to catch as many fish as possible before the season ended or the total catch landed by all fishers reached its legal, predetermined cap.