Patterns and trends in non-state actor participation in regional fisheries management organizations

Petersson, Matilda; Dellmuth, Lisa; Merrie, Andrew; Österblom, Henrik

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.025

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“…RFBs negotiations need to manage and mediate tensions between the needs of delegations to maximise their nation's quota and a focus on sustainability [70]. The political dimension of RFBs can be exacerbated where there is a high level of industry participation (including where industry members attend as delegates for member states) whereas civil society organisations generally have observer status [71]. The acceptance of best practice scientific advice in the face of economic interests has been problematic [55], with some RFBs following scientific advice 39% of the time or less [72].…”

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Hot fish: The response to climate change by regional fisheries bodies

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This paper explores institutional responses from Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) to climate change. Fisheries management is highly dependent on the stabilityof targeted fish populations. Oceanic changes occurring as a result of climate change will see continuing and potential irreversible deviations from the conditions of fisheries past. These changes present challenges to fisheries management at all scales-from local to internationalrelating to food security, sustainability, and ecological integrity. Areas of measurably warmer ocean, or 'hotspots', are a very clear indicator of direct climate change effects. RFBs with hotspots in their areas of competence were chosen for this study. Three levels of institutional engagement were developed: Awareness of climate change; Learning about climate change; Action taken by the institutions. While 94% of institutions demonstrated awareness of climate change and 82% demonstrated learning about climate change, only 41% demonstrated some form of action; and these were mainly procedural and administrative. Only two of the RFBs considered made explicit statements about incorporating climate change into future fishing management plans. The inference is that RFBs are largely practising business-as-usual, with the implication that many exploited fish populations will face additional survival pressure as the sea around them alters.

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“…Outside the fishing industry, this impact during the decade of reference is specifically calculated as an increase in sectorial production of around 4187 million euros, with the creation of more than 46,500 jobs. These results could be in population ecology and focus on the dynamics of organizational populations in terms of changes in the composition of employment, resources, and other aspects of organizational behavior [37].…”

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Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact of a Sustainable Fisheries Model in Spain

Cámara

Sánchez

2019

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In recent decades, fishing sustainability has been subject to intense international debate. Overfishing and contamination of the marine environment are elements that contribute to a reduction in fish stock and catches, often leading to declining income and employment, especially in rural areas. We present a sustainable fisheries model that promotes artisanal fishing while incorporating replacement rates of fish stock and actions that benefit the fishing industry. First, the sustainable fisheries model defines the guidelines and actions that may apply either together or independently, sequentially, or simultaneously, according to a defined budget. These concrete actions are quantified and incorporated into an environmentally extended input-output model to evaluate the economic impact on the Spanish fishing industry. The impact is complemented with an assessment of social impact (employment) and environmental impact (estimated reduction of CO2 emissions).

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“…Non-state actor participation was coded using information from the lists of participants from annual meeting reports of the commissions (decision-making bodies) and the scientific committees (advisory bodies) of the seven RFMOs ( Table 1 ). To ensure that all non-state actor participants are included, we coded both those attending RFMO meetings as accredited observers and as invited experts or advisers of member states and cooperating non-member state delegations [15] . The meeting reports containing the lists of participants are publicly available on the web pages of the studied RFMOs.…”

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“…We coded five types of non-state actors: environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs), representatives from the fishing industry (i.e., fishing companies and industry associations), private research institutes, and consultancies. For detailed illustrations of these actor categories, we refer the reader to our article for this dataset as well as our previous work [15] .…”

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Dataset on non-state actor participation in regional fisheries management organizations

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Petersson²,

Dunn

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In this article, we present and describe a new dataset of non-state actor participation in seven regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs). The dataset contains institutional, economic and ecological variables relevant for non-state actor participation in RFMOs and for RFMO effectiveness. To code non-state actor participation and institutional factors, we quantify information from publicly available RFMO reports as well as data from the Policy IV dataset. We pair these data with existing datasets on ecological and economic factors from the RAM Legacy and the Sea Around Us databases. This article describes the data collection process and the coded variables in detail.

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Patterns and trends in non-state actor participation in regional fisheries management organizations

Cited by 32 publications

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Hot fish: The response to climate change by regional fisheries bodies

Hot fish: The response to climate change by regional fisheries bodies

Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact of a Sustainable Fisheries Model in Spain

Dataset on non-state actor participation in regional fisheries management organizations

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