Abstract

The context of fisheries management, according to recent studies, tends to be complex, uncertain and controversial and it cannot be adequately addressed based on work done within the "linear" science-policy interface (SPI). It is believed that moving towards a more participatory and "collaborative" SPI model would favourimplementation of more efficient economic incentives to reduce the fishing fleet capacity and bring the actual fishing mortality closer to the levels considered to be sustainable. Focusing the participatory research basically on fish biology and fish stock assessment seems to be too narrow while, on the other hand, it does not embrace many other important issues of contemporary fisheries management. It is suggested that further involvement of stakeholders into the full-scale bio-economic modelling based participatory research would contribute to better understanding of the dynamics of human-natural interface concerned and, consequently, would improve the consensus between different interests.

Keywords

fisheries management; science-policy interface; participatory research

Published in

Wit Transactions On Ecology And The Environment
2012, Volume: 148, pages: 3-14
Title: Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards III
ISBN: 978-1-84564-532-8, eISBN: 978-1-84564-533-5
Publisher: WIT Press

Conference

Third International Conference on Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Ecological Hazards

UKÄ Subject classification

Fish and Wildlife Management


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2495/RAV110011

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/83296