Fisheries Impacts on North Atlantic Ecosystems: Evaluations and Policy Exploration
Fisheries Science and Management in the North Atlantic
J-J. MaguireAbstract
Institutionalised fishery management in the North Atlantic dates at least 100 years. The structure, processes and roles of major interested parties involved in fishery science and management (i.e., international entities: ICCAT, ICES, NEAFC, NAMMCO, NASCO, NAFO, EU, and Norway, Iceland, The Faroe Islands, Greenland, Canada, and the USA) and how they are linked are described. The deterioration of fishery statistics as a result of the imposition of management measures without the implementation of adequate monitoring, control and surveillance programs is almost universal. Strength and weaknesses of the various components in each fishery management processes are identified and discussed, with particular emphasis on the consequences of the single species approach generally used and for the involvement of interested parties. Improved arrangements for the provision of management advice are suggested.