[PDF] Performance Reviews Of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations eBook

Author : Leandra R. Gonçalves
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030703622

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This book analyzes empirical data from three specific Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) designed to establish rules for the conservation and management of fish stocks in the ocean, in order to assess their effectiveness in converting science into policy for the recovery and maintenance of fishery populations. The three RFMOs discussed are the CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources), the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) and the CCSBT (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna). The book seeks to understand when governments choose to listen to science, and establishes a framework to examine the institutional designs currently in place to accommodate RFMO policy suggestions and the conditions under which they are implemented successfully. The study will be of interest to academics and professionals broadly interested in global environmental governance and international relations, and will specifically appeal to policymakers, conservationists, and environmental researchers interested in fishery management and policy at the global and regional scale. Gonçalves provides an accessible and comprehensive analysis of RMFOs. She offers valuable insights into the role of science and politics in shaping sustainable fisheries policies for the open oceans. ---Peter M Haas, Professor Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst As envisaged by the UN Decade of Ocean proclamation, this book is an important and sincere effort, hopefully to be accompanied by many others to come during this promising decade, that will help to build a common framework to ensure that ocean science can support countries and the international community in creating improved conditions for the sustainable development of our cherished Ocean. ---Fabio H. Hazin - Professor at Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil

Author : Annika Nordin Saltman
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2015
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ISBN :

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Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are intergovernmental regional fishery bodies or arrangements with authority to establish binding conservation and management measures for straddling fish stocks and fisheries on the high seas. The published literature has focused on the need for RFMOs to improve and strengthen their governance structures to promote successful management outcomes. Performance assessment has been identified as a means of achieving this objective. While some RFMOs have engaged in performance assessment, variation in the stated purpose of each assessment and in the evaluation frameworks used has led some to call for the development of a standard benchmarking framework that can be applied across all RFMOs. Notably, the utility of such a framework has been generally accepted without analysis of the potential obstacles to its creation. I explore the argument for the creation of such a standardized benchmarking framework. I find that despite expressed need for such a framework, organizational diversity across RFMOs creates barriers to development and implementation of standardized evaluations, suggesting the need for flexibility and diversity among frameworks. I conclude that obstacles to the creation of a single standard, comprehensive evaluation framework exist, and that the use of evaluation criteria appropriate for individual RFMOs may be more useful.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 2009-10-19
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ISBN : 9264073329

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This study takes stock of the changes made in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations,(RFMOs), highlighting a gradual process of improvement that has translated into significant success stories.

Author : The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251322376

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The regional dimension is key to international fisheries management policy, as demonstrated by the rapid expansion of the family of regional fisheries bodies (RFBs). There are some 50 RFBs worldwide. Most provide only advice to their members, and are hence referred to in this work as regional fisheries advisory bodies (RFABs). Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) have mandates to adopt legally binding conservation and management measures based on the best scientific evidence. Global instruments and normative processes have to be implemented and translated into actions at the country and regional levels, as appropriate. In this regard, regionalization of fisheries and aquaculture governance can provide opportunities not only to address common concerns, create synergies and mainstream the global objectives of relevant UN bodies, but also to broaden outreach on the global fisheries agenda to regional partners that may not be directly concerned with fisheries, as well as to the general public. The present study provides an overview of the activities and developments of RFMOs and RFABs from 2000 to 2017. It is based on a compilation of data and information for 46 RFMOs and RFABs.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 11,31 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251057551

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This publication reports on the meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network which reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The meeting discussed the role of regional fishery bodies (RFBs), external factors affecting fisheries management, approaches to incorporate ecosystem consideration into fisheries management by RFBs, the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and other related matters.

Author : Dawn A. Russell
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 2010-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004188320

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This volume reviews and critiques efforts to recast governance of marine fisheries on the basis of sustainability principles (e.g., precautionary and ecosystem approaches), with a focus on Canada’s transboundary fisheries management arrangements, and surveys international laws and policy developments governing transboundary fisheries.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 32,37 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251305625

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The 2018 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture emphasizes the sector’s role in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and measurement of progress towards these goals. It notes the particular contributions of inland and small-scale fisheries, and highlights the importance of rights-based governance for equitable and inclusive development. As in past editions, the publication begins with a global analysis of trends in fisheries and aquaculture production, stocks, processing and use, trade and consumption, based on the latest official statistics, along with a review of the status of the world’s fishing fleets and human engagement and governance in the sector. Topics explored in Parts 2 to 4 include aquatic biodiversity; the ecosystem approach to fisheries and to aquaculture; climate change impacts and responses; the sector’s contribution to food security and human nutrition; and issues related to international trade, consumer protection and sustainable value chains. Global developments in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, selected ocean pollution concerns and FAO’s efforts to improve capture fishery data are also discussed. The issue concludes with the outlook for the sector, including projections to 2030. As always, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to- date information to a wide audience, including policy-makers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed all those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.