The precautionary approach should include addressing the ecosystem as a whole and not just the effects on a targeted species. An increase in precaution for an environment should also be practiced where scientific knowledge is lacking with respects to the impact fishing may have there. The large scale industrial based exploitation can be turned over to community based fisheries using ecological responsibility and environmentally sound practices that will be easier to control and enforce. The governments can ensure that laws are passed and upheld with the goal of low impact fishing. Government subsidies should stop in order to control overfishing incentives.
Consumers can also participate by controlling the amount and type of fish they use.
The undeniable signs of overfishing are creating a concern that is only recently being addressed. A slow turn towards environmental conservation is and must continue to be acknowledged and enforced. More and more nations are establishing marine reserves. Restrictions, bans, and the enforcement of these implements are being practiced in some places. Where fishing has been banned outright there is evidence of the returning stocks.