The UN MDG of 2000 include poverty eradication, protection of our common environment, and human
rights, democracy, and good governance. Fisheries have been expected to contribute to meet these goals,
especially after the UNCLOS III. As a result, many developing countries have over-invested in fisheries
with environmental degradation by industrial...
The marine fisheries sector in India is currently going through a phase of socio-economic cum ecological turbulence.
The rate of growth in marine fisheries production, as evidenced by recent studies, is plateauing, if not, declining.
The need for initiating management options that promote sustainable resource utilization and stable livelihood
security...
The main purpose of this study is to answer a question, "Are the Japanese Fisheries Responsible?" The author tries to find the answer by analyzing a historical trend of the Japanese fisheries policies, recent legislation such as "Fisheries Basic Law" and "Sustainable Aquaculture Production Assurance Law", and example cases of...
Human beings are now recognizing that fish are no longer free gifts from the nature and we have to manage it wisely. The current management schemes are more or less based on the allocation of fish by individuals or communities through rules and regulations, resulting in illegal fishing, high MCS...
This video was produced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to show the fisheries co-management activities recently adopted in Senegal. The structure of the video is as follows: causes of decline of fisheries resources, change of strategy from top-down to bottom-up fisheries management, building consensus among the fishermen with the...
This paper aims to generate insights on the organizational forms within
seafood supply chain and how they can influence the fishing industrys
flexibility and performance. To accomplish this objective, the vertical
organizational structure and strategies developed along the supply chain of
the fishing industry of Yucatan are analyzed as a...
In most of the coastal countries, the fisheries enable to satisfy multiple socio-economic needs such as food safety, public receipts, employment and so on. It is especially true in many coastal developing countries where fisheries constitute a considerable source of food and incomes. However, the strong pressure on the fisheries...
The Patagonian marine ecosystem is one of the most productive
ecosystems in the world, with important commercial shared/straddling
stocks. One of the highest mobility resources is the Argentine shortfin
squid (Illex argentinus). Its distribution is limited to the area of influence of
the warm-cold waters of sub-Antarctic origin, particularly of...
As compared to other countries, France has been involved very lately in the discussion about fisheries ecolabelling. Reluctant to adopt the existing ecolabels, the professional organisations, the Ministry of
food, agriculture and fisheries and the European Commission itself tend to create their own label guidelines to take into consideration other...