Fish and wildlife management have accepted scientific standards no different from medicine, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering. They are accepted standards and they're based on independent peer review of the work that is done, the methodology, the information, the reports, and the conclusions. It's done worldwide, and the standards apply certainly to fisheries management and setting aside areas for protection zones and so on.
When the science is independently peer reviewed and confirms that's the best strategy going forward, then that's the direction that should be taken.