The preferences of the Spanish fishermen and their contribution on reform of the European Common Fisheries Policy

This research systematically reviews fisher behaviour in coastal and marine fisheries.Fisher behaviour refers to individual and group level action that reflects the psychological processing and social exchange of information in fisheries. Fisher behaviour is poorly conceptualized and explained in fisheries research, and the implications of fisher behaviour for governance outcomes remain uncertain. To address this gap, we present a systematic scoping review of peer-reviewed literature (n = 104 journal articles published from 2012 to 2017). Results highlight a typology of fisher behaviour and reveal insights into behavioural types and their explanations commonly used in conceptual and empirical models. This research reveals three major implications for governance. First, researchers can strengthen recommendations for governance by examining fisher behaviours as multilevel and multiscale phenomena. Second, researchers in governance can improve capacities to anticipate behavioural change with theoretical models that prioritize psychosocial variables, and interdisciplinary empirical research on the extrinsic factors that shape the fishers' psychosocial responses to change in a local context. Third, social and policy sciences research is needed to reveal the governance barriers and opportunities for using new models that incorporate fisher behaviour to develop, implement and evaluate fisheries policies.

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“…Johnsen, 2017) and European-Union-level policies (e.g. European Common Fisheries Policy) (Garza-Gil & Varela-Lafuente, 2015).…”

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“…Johnsen, 2017) and European‐Union‐level policies (e.g. European Common Fisheries Policy) (Garza‐Gil & Varela‐Lafuente, 2015). Hence, fisher behaviour has emerged as an important subject of fisheries governance, and as a lens into contextual knowledge required to steer policy change at multiple scales (Bennett, 2019).…”

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Fisher behaviour in coastal and marine fisheries

2020

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“…Yet, knowledge about the affected economic agents' perceptions could help reduce or even prevent conflicts involving fishers [4,5]. Such knowledge could also enhance the legitimacy of regulatory institutions and increase the extent to which relevant actors comply with regulations [6][7][8][9]. A number of studies that focus on agents' attitudes toward the decision-making process vis-à-vis fisheries have been conducted in recent decades.…”

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Analyzing the Attitudes of Spanish Firms towards Brexit’s Effects on the Management of European Fisheries

2020

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The United Kingdom has played a prominent role in the Common Fisheries Policy—by contributing to fisheries activities and also by participating in the design of the fisheries policy. Brexit is certain to have significant repercussions for European fisheries activities and their management. This study analyses the views held by companies linked to the fisheries sector in Galicia (fishing, wholesale trade, canned fish, aquaculture, and fish processing), one of the European regions most affected by Brexit given that more than 80% of the Spanish fishing fleet working on UK waters is located in this region. We adopt a quantitative methodology based on the Pearson’s chi-squared test, the likelihood ratio, and the Fisher’s exact test for analyzing opinions about various topics. Results indicate that companies engaged in marine fisheries or trade in fishing goods hold a mostly negative view of Brexit’s effects. In total, 30% of those surveyed anticipate that Brexit will have negative consequences for EU workers in UK fishery companies; a slightly higher percentage of these respondents expect the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU to depress Spain’s foreign trade; over half of those surveyed perceived Brexit as resulting in the adverse scenario of reduced access to fisheries’ resources and were in favor of reformulating the current system of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas among the remaining post-Brexit member states. Most respondents also agreed that Brexit will have negative repercussions on vessels of the Galician fleet operating under the British flag. Our statistical analysis identifies a significant relationship between negative attitudes and the firm’s size for fisheries’ sectors as a whole; however, no relation between those attitudes and firm size or turnover is identified when the particular fishing companies’ perceptions are evaluated.

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“…As van Overzee and Rijnsdorp (2015) argued, studies about the efficacy of management interventions can be extremely challenging, if not impossible, to carry out due to the difficulties of conducting replicated experiments in real fishery systems; therefore, alternative approaches are often used. The appraisal of perceptions has been shown to be a valuable policy-making tool because it enriches understanding of the experience and needs of user groups, informs decision-makers, and can help in the design and revisions of policy interventions (Pomeroy, 1995;Marshall, 2007;Pita et al, 2011a;Amigo-Dobaño et al, 2012;Leule et al, 2012;Garza-Gil and Varela-Lafuente, 2015;Bennett, 2016;Gelcich and O'Keeffe, 2016;Heinen et al, 2017). Favorable perceptions are indicative of the management actions deemed to be beneficial and equitable, which encourages compliance (Marshall, 2007;Pita et al, 2011b;Gelcich and O'Keeffe, 2016;Agar et al, 2019).…”

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