ABSTRACT
In the ‚rst chapter, the argument was made that arti‚cial reefs play almost no role in the management of any ‚shery. That is, they play almost no formal role, at least through an of‚cial management agency or group with management jurisdiction over ‚sheries. There are, of course exceptions, and the work presented by Kim et al. (Chapter 7 in this volume) is indicative of these exceptions. Nevertheless, the larger point is that arti‚cial reefs have yet to achieve standing as a standard option in the management of ‚sheries. The plethora of research conducted over the past four decades indicates that there is interest among resource managers to include arti‚cial reefs as a management alternative but there are many considerations yet to be resolved before true acceptance by managers is attained. The perception by the general public is that arti‚cial reefs are already playing a role. Reality lies on the opposite side of this perception. Whether or not the premise is correct
CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 311 A Solution to the Dilemma ............................................................................................................ 312
Avenues of Arti‚cial Reef Research ......................................................................................... 312 Focusing on Appropriate Species ......................................................................................... 312 Focusing on Reef Features ................................................................................................... 314 Life History Features ........................................................................................................... 315
Employing a Logic Model to Resolve Fishery Management Problems .................................... 315 Identifying the Problem in the Fishery ................................................................................ 317 Selecting Appropriate Research Goals ................................................................................ 317 Stating the Objectives Based on Goals ................................................................................ 317 Inputs or Resources .............................................................................................................. 317 Outputs or Activities ............................................................................................................ 318 Outputs or Impacts ............................................................................................................... 318
A Case Study of the Logic Model in the Application of Arti‚cial Reefs in Fisheries Management ................................................................................................................................... 318 New Paradigm Approach to Future Research? .............................................................................. 320 References ...................................................................................................................................... 321
(i.e., arti‚cial reefs play almost no role in the ‚sheries management), I offer a strategy for action leading to research results that are necessary to give ‚shery managers the information for proper evaluation of the use of arti‚cial reef deployments. These will directly solve some ‚shery management issues that have been obstacles.
