Recovery stories of collapsed fisheries highlight the importance of people and partnerships (Krueger et al. In the first chapter, I proposed the working principle, “ Passionate and persistent people who understand the fish and the place will find a way to create partnerships to conserve valued fish in perpetuity.” This principle highlights the importance of groups of people because groups are collectively smarter than individual experts in problem solving, decision making, innovating, and predicting (Arminpour et al. A principle, when it is understood and accepted, serves to guide our thinking and assist in guiding actions.
Scientists search for guiding principles to help organize our knowledge. One such law is “Fish Die!” Its witty corollary is, “If your parents had no children, odds are good that you will not either.” The first Great Law of Fishing - “Fisheries that are unlimited become unprofitable”-has persisted since formulated by Michael Graham (1943).
There are few inviolate laws of fisheries conservation and management. The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. 15 Takeaways for Successful Fish Conservation 15.1 In Search of Principles
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