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In March 2020, a regional inception workshop was held in Ghana a
project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
(Norad) entitled Enhancing the contribution of small-scale
fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through
better policies, strategies and initiatives. This is the report
from the workshop. The project promotes the application of the
principles of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable
Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty
Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) in FAO member countries and
regions. The project end date was originally in December 2019 but
was extended for another year into 2020 to focus on the issue of
empowering women in fisheries for sustainable food systems.
Accordingly, the project will support women in small-scale
fisheries, particularly in the post harvest sector, with a view to
improving food security and nutrition and promoting gender
equality. In 2020, related activities will begin in Ghana, Malawi,
Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The
project will also support sharing lessons learned and good
practices, and it will help to strengthen institutional structures
at the regional and global levels.
Combining information collected by the European Price Report with
other market survey data collected by FAO GLOBEFISH, this report
provides an update on market trends for a variety of major fish
commodities, including tuna, groundfish and small pelagics.
The whaling bark Progress was a New Bedford ship transformed into a
whaling museum for Chicago's 1893 world's fair. Traversing
waterways across North America, the whaleship enthralled crowds
from Montreal to Racine. Her ultimate fate, however, was to be a
failed sideshow of marine curiosities and a metaphor for a dying
industry out of step with Gilded Age America. This book uses the
story of the Progress to detail the rise, fall, and eventual demise
of the whaling industry in America. The legacy of this whaling bark
can be found throughout New England and Chicago, and invites
questions about what it means to transform a dying industry into a
museum piece.
The book covers various biotechnological research efforts and their
applications in fisheries and aquaculture, especially in the area
of fish breeding, health management, nutrition and culture.
Application of the recent biotechnological tools, like
Transcriptomics, Transgenesis, Nanotechnology, Metabolomics, RNAi
and CRISPRi Technologies in the field of fisheries research are
included in the book. Topics like conservation genetics for
management of fishery resources are also covered in the book. It
aims at addressing the growing need of the biotechnology in
advancing the cause of aquaculture with a view to provide food and
nutritional security to the world. This book will be of immense use
to teachers, researchers, academicians, development officials and
policymakers, involved in R&D of fisheries and aquaculture
sectors. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material
for undergraduate and graduate students of fisheries, marine
sciences, ecology, aquaculture, and environmental sciences. The
research in aquaculture biotechnology is likely to have significant
impact on aquaculture and fisheries by way of supporting
nutritional food security to the growing population.
The introduction of the transom stern into the seiner-trawler fleet
in the mid-twentieth century was one of the most radical departures
in Scottish wooden fishing craft design since the development of
the cruiser stern after the First World War. During the 1970s there
also grew a colossal demand for steel boats, particularly among the
herring trawling and purse seining fleets of north-east Scotland.
By 1973 more than 15 British firms were building steel boats for
Scottish owners. Based on her original fieldwork and using her own
photographs, Gloria Wilson traces these developments and their
links to economic and social trends in the fishing industry, both
ashore and afloat. This fascinating book charts the tragedies and
bizarre twists of fate that characterised this turbulent era,
including the boats that were lost with all hands, and the
boatyards forced to close, leaving half-built vessels on their
slipways.
TRAWLERMAN is the memoir of Jimmy Buchan - skipper of the Amity II,
a fishing vessel based in Peterhead, Europe's largest fishing port.
Jimmy's story is one of incredible highs and lows. It's a life that
has been lived on the very crest of danger and despair, a career of
thirty years that has seen other skippers fall by the wayside,
undone by a declining industry, or worse, lost to the unforgiving
North Sea. By turns gripping, comic and nostalgic, this tale of
Britain's most dangerous job, carried out by Britain's most famous
skipper, is guaranteed to mesmerize.
The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) represents a major
international effort to improve fisheries governance, resource
recovery, and sustainable development of international fisheries.
Straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks are
especially vulnerable to overexploitation because of ineffective
management regimes and noncompliance by fishing interests. This
book explains the international legal framework, summarizes the
state of the fisheries, and outlines the efforts of regional
fishery management organizations (RFMOs) to adopt and implement key
elements of UNFSA: the precautionary approach, the ecosystem
approach, decision making, and enforcement.
The decline of many individual and wild fish stocks has commanded
an increase in aquaculture production to meet the protein demands
of a growing population. Alongside selective breeding schemes and
expanding facilities, transgenic methods have received increasing
attention as a potential factor in meeting these demands. With a
focus on developing countries, this third text in the series
provides detailed information on environmental biosafety policy and
regulation and presents methodologies for assessing ecological
risks associated with transgenic fish.
The fishing industry's critical dependence on the natural
environment makes it very different from other economic sectors.
How it can optimally exploit a common resource while ensuring its
sustainability raises many economic challenges. This book, suitable
for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on fisheries economics
and management, provides an introduction to the economics of the
fishing industry and the role of fisheries in the world economy.
The book's primary focus is on capture fisheries, although the
discussion brings in wider aquaculture for comparative analysis.
The key economic concepts that drive the industry, most notably
sustainable yield, are explained in detail, before examining how
the industry puts them into practice in a complex regulatory
environment. The variability of fish stocks is considered and case
studies of some spectacular stock crashes are discussed. The law of
the sea is explained and how the movement of fish stocks across
ocean boundaries has created regulatory bodies to manage
international fisheries. At the heart of this management lies the
quota system and the book outlines how it works and how,
controversially, such quotas have become transferable. The book
offers readers a comprehensive and rigorous guide to the economic
considerations motivating the industry and highlights the
environmental challenges facing the sector as global consumption of
fish continues to rise.
The fishing industry's critical dependence on the natural
environment makes it very different from other economic sectors.
How it can optimally exploit a common resource while ensuring its
sustainability raises many economic challenges. This book, suitable
for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on fisheries economics
and management, provides an introduction to the economics of the
fishing industry and the role of fisheries in the world economy.
The book's primary focus is on capture fisheries, although the
discussion brings in wider aquaculture for comparative analysis.
The key economic concepts that drive the industry, most notably
sustainable yield, are explained in detail, before examining how
the industry puts them into practice in a complex regulatory
environment. The variability of fish stocks is considered and case
studies of some spectacular stock crashes are discussed. The law of
the sea is explained and how the movement of fish stocks across
ocean boundaries has created regulatory bodies to manage
international fisheries. At the heart of this management lies the
quota system and the book outlines how it works and how,
controversially, such quotas have become transferable. The book
offers readers a comprehensive and rigorous guide to the economic
considerations motivating the industry and highlights the
environmental challenges facing the sector as global consumption of
fish continues to rise.
This collective book is a multidisciplinary approach on a key-topic
for our common future: overfishing. The focus is addressed to the
"Atlantic World", considering the main oceanic geography in which
this problem born in the early 20th century. The volume offers a
wide range of contributions from experts on the topic covering the
most relevant areas of the Atlantic and explaining important case
studies on overfishing recent history. Written in a historical
perspective, the book looks for institutional regulatory solutions
based on multilateral solutions and scientific advising. Founders
thought on the topic and the understanding's evolution of the
overfishing problem are mainly considered. This book is an
accessible synthesis on overfishing history especially recommended
for social scientists, historians, biologists, decision-makers and
committed citizens.
Principles for Management of Fisheries and Wildlife: The Manager as
Decision-maker is a unique introductory text that explains critical
theories and principles of management and how to apply these
successfully to real-world fisheries and wildlife situations and
issues. Readers learn about management paradigms, decision-making
frameworks and skills, planning for success, and ethics - all
taught in the context of fisheries and wildlife issues such as
habitat management, human-wildlife conflict, managing over-abundant
and at-risk species, and harvest regulations. Each chapter includes
guiding outcomes, terms and definitions and critical thinking
questions. Opening problems and closing case studies provide
opportunities for application of both ecological and management
knowledge and skills. Readers also benefit from learning about
international models of wildlife management. Rooted in the belief
that biological and ecological knowledge can only be enhanced by
sound management, planning, and decision-making skills, the book
prepares biologists to be successful managers and leaders.
Principles for Management of Fisheries and Wildlife is an
outstanding textbook for introductory courses in the discipline.
Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation
explores governance of the world s oceans with a focus on the
impacts of two inter-connected but historically separate streams of
governance: one for fisheries, the other for biodiversity
conservation. Chapters, most co-authored by leading experts from
both streams, investigate the interaction of these governance
streams from ecological, economic, social and legal perspectives,
with emphasis on policies, institutions processes, and outcomes on
scales from the global to the local community, and with coverage of
a range of themes and regions of the world. The book opens with
chapters setting the historical context for the two marine
governance streams, and framing the book s exploration of whether,
as the streams increasingly interact, there will be merger or
collision, convergence or co-evolution. The concluding chapter
synthesizes the insights from throughout the book, relative to the
questions posed in the opening chapters. It also draws conclusions
about future needs and directions in the governance of marine
fisheries and biodiversity, vital to the future of the world s
oceans. With cutting edge chapters written by many leading
international experts in fisheries management and biodiversity
conservation, and edited by three leading figures in this crucially
important subject, Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity
Conservation is an essential purchase for fisheries scientists,
economists, resource managers and policymakers, and all those
working in fields of biodiversity conservation, marine ecology, and
coastal livelihoods. Libraries in all universities and research
establishments where environmental and/or marine studies,
conservation, ocean policy and law, biological and life sciences,
and fisheries management are studied and taught, should have copies
of this most important book.
In the popular imagination, no issue has been more closely linked
with the environmental group Greenpeace than whaling. Opposition to
commercial whaling has inspired many of the organization's most
dramatic and high-profile "direct actions"-as well as some of its
most notable failures. This book provides an inside look at one
such instance: Greenpeace's decades-long campaign against the
Norwegian whaling industry. Combining historical narrative with
systems-theory analysis, author Juliane Riese shows how the
organization's self-presentation as a David pitted against
whale-butchering Goliaths was turned on its head. She recounts how
opponents successfully discredited the campaign while Greenpeace
struggled with internal disagreements and other organizational
challenges, providing valuable lessons for other protest movements.
This book explores how the state can foster collective action by
fisher's communities in fisheries management. It presents a
different perspective from Elinor Ostrom's classic work on the
eight institutional conditions that foster collective action in
natural resource management and instead emphasizes the role of the
state in fisheries co-management, engaging a state-centric notion
of 'meta-governance'. It argues that first, the state is required
to foster collective action by fishers; and secondly, that the
current fisheries co-management arrangements are state-centric. The
study develops these arguments through the analysis of three case
studies in Japan, Vietnam and Norway. The author also makes a
theoretical contribution to governance literature by developing
Ostrom's 'society-centric' framework in a way which makes it more
amenable to the analysis of state capacity and government
intervention in a comparative context. This book will appeal to
students and scholars of global governance, fisheries management,
co-management, and crisis management, as well as practitioners of
fisheries management.
One of the main goals in fisheries governance is to promote
viability and sustainability in small-scale fishing communities.
This is not an easy task given external and internal pressure,
including environmental change and competition with other economic
sectors searching for development in the coastal region. A
comprehensive understanding of small-scale fisheries in their own
context, and from a regional perspective, is an important step in
supporting the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on
Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). This
book contributes to the global effort by offering knowledge,
insights and lessons about small-scale fisheries in Latin America
and the Caribbean. The 20 case studies included in the book make
explicit the various dimensions that are intrinsic to small-scale
fisheries in the region, and identify conditions and situations
that affect the wellbeing of fishing communities. The book offers
insights regarding the challenges faced by small-scale fisheries in
the region, and, aligning with the objectives of the SSF
Guidelines, provides lessons and experiences about how to make
small-scale fishing communities viable while maintaining
sustainable fisheries. This important book illustrates the
complexity, diversity, and dynamics of small-scale fisheries in the
Latin American and Caribbean region and presents experiences,
tools, and approaches to lead towards sustainable and viable
fisheries. The reader will gain a new understanding on the range of
actions, approaches, and information needed for their successful
management. John F. Caddy, International Fisheries Expert This
book, prepared by the Too Big To Ignore partnership, constitutes a
very valuable resource for policy makers, fisheries scientists,
non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and
fishing communities interested in putting in place sound management
strategies, research, and actions to contribute to the
sustainability of small-scale fisheries and food security in Latin
America and the Caribbean region. Juan Carlos Seijo, Professor of
Fisheries Bioeconomics at Marist University of Merida
As the ice around the Arctic landmass recedes, the territory is
becoming a flashpoint in world affairs. New trade routes, cutting
thousands of miles off journeys, are available, and the Arctic is
thought to be home to enormous gas and oil reserves. The
territorial lines are new and hazy. This book looks at how Russia
deals with the outside world vis a vis the Arctic. Given Russia's
recent bold foreign policy interventions, these are crucial issues
and the realpolitik practiced by the Russian state is essential for
understanding the Arctic's future.Here, Geir Honneland brings
together decades of cutting-edge research - investigating the
political contexts and international tensions surrounding Russia's
actions. Honneland looks specifically at 'region-building' and
environmental politics of fishing and climate change, on nuclear
safety and nature preservation, and also analyses the diplomatic
relations surrounding clashes with Norway and Canada, as well as at
the governance of the Barents Sea. The Politics of the Arctic is a
crucial addition to our understanding of contemporary International
Relations concerning the Polar North.
The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves
and its positionholds signifi cant trading and military advantages,
yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined. In
the twenty-first century the Arctic is undergoing profound change.
As the sea ice melts, a result of accelerating climate change,
global governance has become vital. In this first of three volumes,
the latest research and analysis from the Fridtjof Nansen
Institute, the world's leading Arctic research body, is brought
together. Arctic Governance: Law and Politics investigates the
legal and political order of the Polar North, focusing on
governance structures and the Law of the Sea. Are the current
mechanisms at work effective? Are the Arctic states' interests
really clashing, or is the atmosphere of a more cooperative nature?
Skilfully delineating policy in the region and analysing the
consequences of treaty agreements, Arctic Governance's uncovering
of a rather orderly 'Arctic race' will become an indispensable
contribution to contemporary International Relations concerning the
Polar North.
Fisheries management draws on fisheries science in order to find
ways to protect fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is
possible. Modern fisheries management is often referred to as a
governmental system of appropriate management rules based on
defined objectives and a mix of management means to implement the
rules, which are put in place by a system of monitoring control and
surveillance. Effective management is essential if marine resources
are to be utilized in a sustainable and a responsible manner.
Sustainable and responsible fisheries management is of a
fundamental importance as fisheries are one of the main pillars of
the economy through ecologically and economically sustainable
management of the living marine resources. Fish and fisheries are
an integral part of most societies and make important contributions
to economic and social health and well-being in many countries and
areas. There are many reasons for this unacceptable state of
affairs, but the primary reasons all come down to a failure in
fisheries governance in most countries. The responsibility for
declining stocks and falling economic returns and employment
opportunities in fisheries must be shared amongst fishers,
fisheries management authorities, fishery scientists and those
involved in environmental degradation. Not all of the underlying
problems lie within the realm of fisheries management, but the
fisheries manager is the person who is most often in the best
position to observe and record what is happening in the fisheries
under his or her jurisdiction, to establish the underlying cause or
causes of any problems, to rectify those within their jurisdiction,
and to bring the others to the attention of both the interested
parties in fisheries and those with a responsibility covering the
external causes. However, all too often the fisheries manager
remains either unaware of the state of the resources, or fails to
act sufficiently as the fisheries slip further and further into
decay and crisis, or both. This is rarely, if ever, a deliberate
choice and more often comes down to a lack of available
information, an incomplete understanding of the nature of the task
of fisheries management, and inadequate resources, structures and
support to address the problems and utilize the resources in a
planned and efficient manner. Fisheries have been explicitly
managed in some places for hundreds of years. More than 80 percent
of the worlds commercial exploitation of fish and shellfish are
harvest from natural occurring populations in the oceans and
freshwater areas. This monograph explores the possibilities for
effective and sustainable fisheries management across the globe.
This volume is an interdisciplinary mix of perspectives and studies
on social issues in fisheries from a diverse range of case studies
and research disciplines. The case is made regarding the dearth of
attention to socio-cultural considerations which to date have been
largely treated as an externality of fisheries policy. It will be
valuable to researchers and decision makers interested in
understanding the social dimension of fisheries and provides a
timely and relevant compilation of research and analysis on some of
the critical socio-cultural issues facing fisheries management and
fishing communities today.
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