Fisheries Management Progress toward Sustainability

by McClanahan, Tim; Castilla, Juan Carlos

• ISBN13: 9781405139328
• ISBN10: 1405139323
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The world's stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever.Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. Coverage includes:Community based fisheries Collaborative and co-operative fisheries management Coastal fisheries management The future for sustainable fisheries managementWritten by many of the world's most experienced practitioners Fisheries Management: Progress toward sustainability is an important purchase for all fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists. All libraries in universities and research establishments where this area is studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves.

Author Biography

Dr Tim McClanahan is a conservation zoologist based at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY

Dr Juan Carlos Castilla is Professor of Marine Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Brief History of Fisheries Management

Fishery Science and Management

The Theory: Assessing and Managing Fisheries Systems

Single Stocks

Multispecies

Fishery Research Agenda: Edge Issues for the 21st Century

Spatial Considerations: Closed Areas and Habitat Protection

Ecosystem-based approaches

Reference Points, Fishery Indicators, and the Precautionary Approach

Adaptive and Experimental Management

The Limits to Science: When Management Fails

Western Technocratic Models: Abuse and Misuse

The Forgotten Social Side of Management and Attitudes

Institutional Structures, Societal Participatory Roles, and Co-management

Summary

References

Small-scale and Artisanal Fisheries

Successes, Lessons, and Projections from Experience in Marine Benthic Invertebrate Artisanal Fisheries in

Introduction

Chilean Benthic Artisanal Fisheries

Pre-policy Stage

Policy Process

Pre-development Phase

Development Phase

Maturation Phase

Problems with MEABR policy

Discussion

Perspectives for the Future

Ecosystem Management

Marine Protected Area Network

Conclusions

References

From Crisis to Institutional Sustainability in the Chilean Sea Urchin Fishery

Introduction

The System

Chilean Fisheries: Political Jurisdiction and Management Institutions

Access regimes

Southern Chile: a Geographic Labyrinth

The Chilean Sea Urchin

The Sea Urchin Fishery of Regions X-XI

Fleet and Fishing Operations

Social Matrix

Historical Trends and Stages in Development

Management and Scientific Advice before 2001

The Dynamics of Depletion and Recovery

A Quest for Alternative Models

Social Turmoil, Political Complexities, and Prospects

The "Contiguous Zones" Conflict

Participatory Management

Revamping the Monitoring and Knowledge Support

New Challenges

Summary

References

Achievements and Setbacks in the Commercial Diving Fishery of San Jos? Gulf, Argentine Patagonia

Introduction

Settings

The Gulfs of Northern Argentine Patagonia

A Sensitive Region for Marine Conservation

The Tehuelche Scallop

Achievements, Setbacks, and Prospects

Round 1: Boom and Bust of the San Matias Gulf Scallop Fishery (1968-1972)

Round 2: Dredging to Commercial Diving (the 1970s)

Round 3: No Controls or Incentives (the 1980s and 1990s)

Round 4: Recovery, Participatory Management, and Incentives (2000-2004)

Round 5: New Challenges (2005-?)

Summary

References

Evolution and Lessons from Fisheries and Coastal Management in the Philippines

Introduction

Evolution of Coastal and Fisheries Management

Legal and Policy Framework Supporting Decentralization

Contribution of Community-Based Marine Protected Areas

Case I: Supporting Fisheries at Apo and Sumilon Islands

Affects on Fish Biomass

Spillover of Fish

Affects on Fisheries Yields

The Role of the Local Community and Local Government

Case 2: Supporting Fisher Livelihood through Tourism at Gilutongan Island, Cebu

Case 3: Supporting Coral Reef Restoration, Hundred Islands National Park, Luzon

Local Governments and Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Management

A Benchmark System for Local Governments

Boundary Delineation for Fisheries

Local Government Law Enforcement

Co-management of MPAs with Local Governments and NGOs

Key Lessons

References

Redressing Access Inequities and Implementing Formal Management Systems for Marine and Estuarine Subsistence Fisheries in South Africa

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