Tag Archives: fisheries

Defining Global Artisanal Fisheries

Y. Rousseau, R. A. Watson , J. Blanchard, B. Fulton, (2019). Marine Policy 108, 103634.

artisanal; small-scale; global Fisheries

10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103634, http://www.ecomarres.com/downloads/Artisanal.pdf

While small-scale and artisanal fisheries are undeniably important globally, there is no global consensus on how to define the sectors, hindering comparative studies and international agreements. We focused on the usage of the words in both the scientific literature and legal documents and show that the confusion stems from a misuse of the terms artisanal, small-scale, coastal and subsistence, and is further propagated by language barriers. Accepting the complexity and subtleties of each term, we developed a simple method based on rhetoric and within a transdisciplinary background, which allows the ‘level’ of artisanal fisheries between nations to be parameterised and compared

Rethinking Spatial Costs and Benefits of Fisheries in Marine Conservation

M. Baker-Médard, T. F. Allnutt, M. L. Baskett, R. A. Watson, E. Lagabrielle, C. Kremen, (2019). Ocean and Coastal Management 178, 104824.

Marine conservation, Fisheries, Marxan, Spatial planning, Marine reserves, Madagascar

10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104824, http://www.ecomarres.com/downloads/Spatial2.pdf

Fishing catch is often used as a cost in marine conservation planning to avoid areas of high fishing activity when identifying potential marine reserve locations. However, the theory of marine reserves indicates that reserves are more likely to benefit fisheries in areas of heavy fishing activity that would otherwise be overfished. Whether or not fishing catch is calculated as a cost depends on the balance of conservation and fisheries goals for a reserve, and thus is critical for policymakers to consider when designing marine reserve networks. This research shows the utility of running an inverted cost model of fishery catches during marine reserve spatial prioritization as a first step in a marine planning process oriented towards stabilizing local fisheries. This technique serves as a heuristic tool that may help conservation planners explore regions that would otherwise be overlooked if fisheries data were absent or integrated purely as a cost in the planning process. Drawing on data from Madagascar to illustrate our approach, this research demonstrates that the regions most frequently selected using the inverted cost model not only meet conservation targets, but are also those most accessible to community-based resource managers, the dominant management paradigm in Madagascar as well as in many developing countries.

Tropical Marginal Seas: Priority Regions for Managing Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

A. D. McKinnon, A. Williams, J. Young, D. Ceccarelli, P. Dunstan, R. J. W. Brewin, R. Watson, R. Brinkman, M., Cappo, S. Duggan, R. Kelley, K. Ridgway, D. Lindsay, D. Gledhill, T. Hutton, A. Richardson, J., (2014). Annual Review of Marine Science 6, 1-23. Continue reading

Catches of the Chinese Distant-Water Fleet

D. Pauly, D. Belhabib, W. W. L. Cheung, A. Cisneros-Montemayor, S. Harper, V. Lam, Y. Y. Mai, F. Le Manach, K. M. Mok, L. van der Meer, S. Shon, W. Swartz, U. R. Sumaila, R. Watson, L. Zhai, D. Zeller, (2012). “Catches [of the Chinese Distant- Water Fleet],” European Parliament, Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies – Fisheries. (European Parliament, Brussels Continue reading