This paper studies the consequences of creating a marine protected area (MPA) on a recreational non-extractive use of the ecosystem (scuba diving), and draws a parallel with the impact of MPAs on
commercial fishing. The first part of the paper presents some preliminary results of a field survey of scuba...
Establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) often results in fishers being
displaced from at least some of their existing grounds. A direct
consequence of this is that governments may be required to make
compensatory payments to the firms that are affected. Experience has
demonstrated that these payments can be significant, as...
This paper investigates interactions between recreational and commercial fisheries. It introduces the idea of a protected area for recreational fisheries, as a way to reduce conflicts between the two sectors and to preserve the natural resource. It is demonstrated that without a protected area for recreational fisheries, open access may...
This paper analyzes the effects of spatial closures on the multi-species
groundfish trawl fishery in northern and central California. The analysis
differentiates between changes in total effort and in the spatial distribution
of effort before and after implementation of the closures. We use logbook
data on the location and duration...
Indian Ocean Tuna fisheries after a rapid development period from
seventies to the end of the last century are faced with challenges including:
the fishing capacity control, the profitability improvement, and the
limitation of impacts on high seas biodiversity. In this area, tuna species
are exploited by coastal states as...
This paper presents the findings of a field survey carried out within small scale fishing communities on the island of Zanzibar in 2004. The study was designed to assess the impact of the Menai Bay marine protected area on the livelihoods of fishing households located within its boundaries using the...
The northwest coast of Mexico is accountable for almost 70 % of the
country´s fishery production. This region, which includes the Gulf of
California and the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, is also
extremely important in terms of biodiversity and the presence of endemic
species. Consequently, eleven marine...
A survey was conducted to create a comprehensive list of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Japan. There
exist more than 1,000 fishery cooperatives in Japan, and many of them have established no-take zones for
many years. Such zones are usually not reported to the government and, therefore, the complete picture...
Artisanal fishermen are the great unknown of fisheries. Being the more
numerous segment, is the more abandoned community by managers. In a
generalized context of overcapacity and taking into account the dwindling
state of resources, the situation seems to be paradoxical since artisanal
métiers are considered to be the less...