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„Simple“ Fisheries Management Tools for the Coastal Zone

„Simple“ Fisheries Management Tools for the Coastal Zone. Amanda Stern-Pirlot INCOFISH WP7 IfM-GEOMAR. Outline. Goals of fisheries management Major problems of contemporary fisheries management Indicators approach INCOFISH „Don‘t eat babies“ campaign. Goals of Fisheries Management.

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„Simple“ Fisheries Management Tools for the Coastal Zone

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  1. „Simple“ Fisheries Management Tools for the Coastal Zone Amanda Stern-Pirlot INCOFISH WP7 IfM-GEOMAR

  2. Outline • Goals of fisheries management • Major problems of contemporary fisheries management • Indicators approach • INCOFISH „Don‘t eat babies“ campaign

  3. Goals of Fisheries Management • Productive capacity of stocks sustained into the future at low level of risk. (stop unsustainable fishing practices) • Ecosystem health not jeopardized by fishery practices • Efficient resource use (no waste or bycatch) • Management responsive to changes in ecosystem/fishery health • Stakeholders and government fisheries administration sharing responsibility and involvement in management (co-management)

  4. Major problems • Compexity of management recommendations and laws • Cost of management • Lack of acceptance of prevailing management among stakeholders (not involved in the process of lawmaking)

  5. Trends in the state of major marine fishery resources FAO/Fisheries Dept.

  6. Indicators approach • Indicators are variables (proxies, indices, values) that show the extent of completion toward predefined “performance” targets. For INCOFISH WP7 we are focusing on size-based indicators and sized-based management approaches and MPAs

  7. Acceptable among stakeholders

  8. Scientifically valid • If all fish are allowed to reproduce at least once, overfishing is virtually impossible • Examples where this type of mgmt has been effective: Striped Bass in the US; Seahorses in the Philippines

  9. INCOFISH‘s „Don‘t eat babies“ campaign • 86% of Germans would prefer to eat sustainably caught fish • 77% of ICES advice is correct or conservative regarding TACs • Advice is largely ignored because of short-term concerns of industry lobbiests

  10. INCOFISH‘s „Don‘t eat babies“ campaign • 30-50% of all fish in the European catch are juvenilles (according to ICES catch data from 55 stocks). • Extreme cases: NS Cod in catch is 88% juvenille • Close to 2 billion more Euros could be earned if fish were not harvested until they reach maturity, excluding recruitment advantages

  11. Our Tools so far • Fish ruler for public use– already successful in Germany • Online size buying guide available on INCOFISH portal by the end of June

  12. Thank You!

  13. Striped Bass in the US • Stocks in Chesapeake Bay and the Mid-Atlantic Coast were severely depleated due to overfishing until 1981 • High value species, lots of research done • Recommendations by ASMFC to allow fishing only on mature fish, based on female size-at-first maturity • Recommendation put into enforcable law via Striped Bass Conservation Act • Stocks rebounded and are now back to acceptable sizes

  14. What they have in common • Management that stakeholders understand and accept with a common sense and scientifically valid basis • Relatively easy enforcement

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