This paper proposes to establish Maximum Sustainable Employment (MSE) as a new guiding light, or beacon, for wild fisheries governance. This new social beacon complements the directives provided by the prevailing beacons: Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and Maximum Economic Yield (MEY). The argument is that context matters: in countries where poverty levels are high and alternative employment is scarce, fisheries governors cannot limit themselves to a sectoral perspective. Instead, they must include the remunerative employment and ‘decent work’ that wild fisheries offer society in their strategic deliberations. This perspective is especially relevant for countries in the Global South, but it also has a bearing on the Global North. After discussing the history of scientific fisheries management and the relevance of employment in fisheries, the paper considers the arguments made against MSE. It concludes with a reflection on the balancing of the three beacons in line with prevailing circumstances.

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最大限度的可持续就业：增加野生渔业治理的灯塔

本文建议建立最大可持续就业（MSE）作为野生渔业治理的新指路明灯或灯塔。这个新的社会信标补充了现行信标提供的指令：最大可持续收益（MSY）和最大经济收益（MEY）。其论点是，背景很重要：在贫困水平较高且替代性就业稀缺的国家，渔业管理者不能将自己局限于部门视角。相反，他们必须将野生渔业为社会提供的有酬就业和“体面工作”纳入其战略审议之中。这种观点对于南半球国家尤其重要，但它也对北半球国家有影响。在讨论了科学渔业管理的历史和渔业就业的相关性之后，本文考虑了反对 MSE 的论点。最后根据当前情况反思了三个灯塔的平衡。