Practicing Fisheries Conservation Biology within Harvesting Regimes

摘要

In a recent editorial, "When Sword-fish Conservation Biologists EatSwordfish" (Conservation Biology23:1-2), Bearzi argues that scientistsshould practice what they preach(G., not an exact quote from edito-rial) with regard to their behaviorand conservation beliefs. Especiallyin academia, many of us are focusedon research we consider vital, butothers might find esoteric at best.Nonetheless, we share a public roleas scientists to be advocates for ra-tional decision making in bothour professional and private lives.The editorial's perspective has somemerit, but it presents an incompletepicture.