Numerous policy and international frameworks consider that “destructive fishing” hampers efforts to reach sustainability goals. Though ubiquitous, “destructive fishing” is undefined and therefore currently immeasurable. Here we propose a definition developed through expert consultation: “Destructive fishing is any fishing practice that causes irrecoverable habitat degradation, or which causes significant adverse environmental impacts, results in long-term declines in target or nontarget species beyond biologically safe limits and has negative livelihood impacts.” We show strong stakeholder support for a definition, consensus on many biological and ecological dimensions, and no clustering of respondents from different sectors. Our consensus definition is a significant step toward defining sustainable fisheries goals and will help interpret and implement global political commitments which utilize the term “destructive fishing.” Our definition and results will help reinforce the Food and Agricultural Organization's Code of Conduct and meaningfully support member countries to prohibit destructive fishing practices.

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破坏性捕捞：专家驱动的对这一准概念的定义和探索


许多政策和国际框架认为“破坏性捕捞”阻碍了实现可持续发展目标的努力。尽管“破坏性捕捞”无处不在，但尚未定义，因此目前无法估量。在这里，我们提出了一个经过专家咨询制定的定义：“破坏性捕捞是指导致不可恢复的栖息地退化，或造成重大不利环境影响，导致目标或非目标物种长期减少超出生物安全限度，并对生计造成负面影响的任何捕捞行为。影响”。我们对定义表示强烈的利益相关者支持，在许多生物和生态维度上达成共识，并且没有来自不同部门的受访者聚集。我们的共识定义是朝着确定可持续渔业目标迈出的重要一步，并将有助于解释和实施使用“破坏性捕捞”一词的全球政治承诺。我们的定义和结果将有助于加强粮食及农业组织的行为准则，并切实支持成员国禁止破坏性捕捞做法。