Description
This book draws together the views of 24 contributors from across the Commonwealth on the state of marine capture fisheries. They confirm the assessments of both the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation that world fisheries are in very poor biological and economic health. They explain why fisheries are unsustainable and wasteful, and are unlikely to be able to meet the needs of the future without radical change. At greatest risk are the livelihoods of those who depend upon fisheries for their daily food and subsistence. Their vulnerability is increased and resilience further reduced by the threat of climate change.
Marine capture fisheries are not delivering what society needs and the authors collectively assert and establish that the greatest barriers are in the deficiencies of current fisheries governance and management arrangements. What is needed is a fresh approach to policy and legal frameworks and the political will to effect real change. The authors and editors call on the Commonwealth of Nations, with its depth of experience and breadth of co-operative ability, to take a fresh look at the issue and lead the process of change.
Contents
Messages of support for Commonwealth Action on Marine Fisheries
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Hon. Dr Abraham Iyambo, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia
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Hon. Exechiel Joseph, Minister for Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries, and Forestry, St Lucia
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Hon. Huw Irranca-Davies, Minister for Marine and Natural Environment, UK
Executive Summary
List of Acronyms
1. Introduction by Richard Bourne and Mark Collins
2. Establishing the Context for Enhanced Commonwealth Support of Small Fisheries by Nicholas Watts and Richard Bourne
3. WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies: A Critical Issue for Commonwealth Countries by Anja Von Moltke
4. The Law of the Sea: A Commonwealth Perspective by Richard Barnes
5. Will You Be Eating Illegal Fish for Dinner Tonight? by Sandy Davies and Per Erik Bergh
6. Regional Fisheries Organisations and Sustainable Fisheries in the Caribbean by Milton O Haughton
7. Development in Co-operative Approaches to Fisheries Management in the Pacific Islands Region by Quentin Hanich and Martin Tsamenyi
8. Kawanatanga: Fisheries Governance in New Zealand by Tom McClurg and Michael Arbuckle
9. Enough to Eat? Fisheries and Food Security by Tim Bostock and Suzanne Walmsley
10. Fisheries Supply Chain Issues for Developing Countries by Charlotte Tindall
11. Customary Law and Inshore Fisheries in Pacific Island States by Yoli Tom’tavala
12. Impact of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries in the Commonwealth Caribbean by Arthur C Potts and Judy Rocke
13. Marine Protected Areas as a Strategy for Sustainability by Marta Lang and Rowan Trebilco
14. Vulnerability and Sustainability of Fish Stocks Worldwide: With Emphasis on Fish Stocks within the Commonwealth by Rashid Sumaila and William W L Cheung
15. Reversing Perverse Incentives: The Case for a Rights-based Strategy by G T (Stan) Crothers and James Wilen
16. Marine Capture Fisheries in Crisis: A Commonwealth Call to Action by Richard Bourne and Mark Collins
Information about Editors and Contributors
Index