Under the new Law of the Sea, the definition of exclusive zones was considered an important first step towards improved management of the world's fisheries. However, one of the limits to the effectiveness of extended Jurisdictions was the problem of transboundary fish stocks. This question recently appeared at the centre...
Economic analysis of fisheries management often relies on the assumption that some form of authority exists which will be able to take up the recommendations of economists, using adequate regulatory instruments. The discussion of management measures implicitly assumes that an external intervention will be possible - usually by the State...
There is growing recognition worldwide that the impacts of fishing on non-targeted components of marine ecosystems should be included in the assessment of fisheries sustainability. This leads to the inclusion of new constraints in evaluations of the long-term bio-economic performance of fisheries. In this paper, we analyze the implications of...
A key issue in fisheries restoration is the speed at which recovery can occur, while still meeting the
economic and social constraints which managers must deal with. This paper uses the viable control approach to examine fisheries restoration and study the tradeoffs involved with the selection of recovery strategies. We...
Recent work in the domain of fisheries ecology has shown that major
changes occur in fish communities exploited by commercial fisheries.
Selective fishing pressure on the more highly valued components of fish
communities is amongst the key factors proposed to explain these changes.
Under de facto open access conditions, it...
The importance of land infrastructure for supporting coastal fisheries has long been acknowledged; its role in remote and geographically challenged fishing communities in the Nordic Arctic has visibly impacted community structure and development. This paper explores the Red King Crab (RKC) fishery in Norway and the ways in which its...
In this paper, we study recovering processes for fisheries facing crisis or over-exploitation of a marine renewable
resource. We examine how to restore resource stocks and modify the economic characteristics of the fleet in order to
put on a sustainable exploitation system, near of some maximal standard as the Maximum...
Australia has a policy of achieving maximum economic yield (MEY) in Commonwealth fisheries, with many States also interested in the MEY target. Bioeconomic models are being developed for estimating MEY for several fisheries, supported by economic surveys of the fisheries. While most cost components can be derived directly from the...
The spatial, multi-species nature of coral reef fisheries makes them notoriously difficult to manage. We
have developed a simulation modeling approach to examine the effect of management options on the
recreationally important tourist destination of Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia where a recreational
fishery targets Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus). The...
Shrimp is the most important commodity in the world seafood market (in
value). Nevertheless shrimp fishing is also one of the most destructive. Its
farming is also considered as having negative impacts on the environment.
Ecolabelling is a tool used for more environmental responsibility of the
industry. It is based...