Giant trevally spawning aggregation highlights importance of community fisheries management no-take zone

I. Marques da Silva; T. Hempson; N. E. Hussey

doi:10.1007/s12526-014-0235-2

Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation

Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation ◽

10.47886/9781934874042.ch6 ◽

2008 ◽

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Recreational Fishing ◽

Aquatic Resources ◽

Development Management ◽

Fishery Resources ◽

Fisheries Resources ◽

Community Fisheries

Abstract.—Urban and community fishing (UCF) projects are viewed as a way to provide easily accessible fishing opportunities to an increasingly urbanized society, thereby retaining and recruiting anglers and maintaining support for conservation of fisheries resources. Nearby, out-of-city fishery resources provide an option for development of UCF opportunities by municipalities lacking aquatic resources that can support recreational fishing. Examples of out-of-city fishing sites used as part of UCF projects in eight states are summarized. These out-of-city fishery resources not only provide relatively accessible fishing opportunities, but they also provide more diverse and often more natural fishing experiences. This diversity of fishing experiences may be useful for satisfying a broader angler constituency and aiding the transition of anglers from urban to more traditional, rural fisheries. Inclusion of out-of-city fishery resources in UCF programs can benefit from partnerships between state fisheries management agencies and municipal agencies and organizations.

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Community fisheries management What structure and why?

KMI International Journal of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ◽

10.54007/ijmaf.2010.2.2.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Ragnar Arnason

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Community Fisheries

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Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation

Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation ◽

10.47886/9781934874042.ch16 ◽

2008 ◽

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Economic Value ◽

Mail Survey ◽

Fishing Effort ◽

Management Program ◽

Economic Values ◽

A Value ◽

Urban Ponds ◽

Urban Pond ◽

Community Fisheries

Abstract.-Urban fisheries are important components of a state’s fish management program because they provide opportunities for people to fish where they live. Southwest Idaho has a dozen ponds and a 38-km reach of the Boise River that function as urban fisheries. Using results from an economic mail survey conducted in 2003 we sought to evaluate southwest Idaho’s urban fisheries relative to nonurban fisheries in the state. The objectives of this study were to 1) review the fisheries management of southwest Idaho’s urban fisheries to identify opportunities for improvement, 2) to determine how high the angler use, angler pressure, and economic values of urban fisheries are, 3) to compare angler use, pressure and economic value of urban fisheries to nonurban waters in southwest Idaho and selected Idaho fisheries, and 4) to learn what components of trip cost make urban fishing trips less expensive to anglers relative to nonurban fishing trips. We estimated 82,387 angler trips to urban fisheries in southwest Idaho with the urban section of the Boise River providing 64% of the urban fishing effort. The urban ponds supported tremendous angling pressure (1,222 trips/ha) with a value from direct spending of U.S.$16,694/ha. Average trip cost for anglers fishing the Boise River was $46, which was higher than average trip cost for anglers fishing urban ponds ($21). Trip costs to nonurban fisheries ranged from $72 to $295. Urban pond anglers spent significantly less in all categories except other equipment purchased before the trip. This study confirms that urban fisheries provide affordable recreation experiences especially relative to nonurban fisheries.

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Co-management: an alternative to enforcement?

ICES Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.1093/icesjms/fsp239 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 395-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Luc van Hoof

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Common Property ◽

Control Agency ◽

Industrial Society ◽

Type Solution ◽

Fish Stocks ◽

Classical State ◽

Community Fisheries ◽

Direct Government ◽

Theoretical Assessment

Abstract van Hoof, L. 2010. Co-management: an alternative to enforcement? – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 395–401. The decline in fish stocks worldwide has often been attributed to problems inherent with resources being treated as common property. Government is usually called upon to define and implement solutions, but the issues society face today cannot be dealt with by the classical, state-centred system of the industrial society. In this article, the Dutch case of fisheries management is used to demonstrate how a government-orientated solution, such as the recently inaugurated EU Community Fisheries Control Agency, and a governance-type solution, such as co-management, relate to each other and whether a partnership between government and the market, such as co-management, can serve as an alternative to direct government enforcement. Although the Dutch case is not a true-bred form of co-management, but rather a case of co-enforcement, it can be used to service a theoretical assessment of the possibilities of co-enforcement at a European scale.

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Rules, Roles and Rights: Gender, Participation and Community Fisheries Management in Cambodia's Tonle Sap Region

International Journal of Water Resources Development ◽

10.1080/07900620500482949 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 433-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Bernadette P. Resurreccion

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Tonle Sap ◽

Community Fisheries ◽

Gender Participation

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Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation

Urban and Community Fisheries Programs: Development, Management, and Evaluation ◽

10.47886/9781934874042.ch22 ◽

2008 ◽

Keyword(s):

Fisheries Management ◽

Metropolitan Area ◽

Local Governments ◽

Habitat Restoration ◽

Twin Cities ◽

Age Group ◽

Web Page ◽

Local Resource ◽

Community Fisheries ◽

Changing Demographics

Abstract.-The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expanded its urban fisheries management efforts in 2001. The Fishing In the Neighborhood (FiN) Program was created in response to stagnant angling license sales and changing demographics. The program operates in the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) metropolitan area-a seven-county region of 2.5 million people. The FiN Program works collaboratively with local governments to create and enhance shore-fishing opportunities, and currently manages over 60 small lakes. The program’s primary objectives are typical of most urban fishing programs: increase/improve angling opportunities, aquatic education, promote local angling opportunities, and evaluation. Additional objectives are to build local resource stewardship through habitat restoration projects and respond to changing regional demographics. Trends in the FiN Program’s outreach efforts and angler demographics at FiN-managed lakes indicate that the program is meeting many of its objectives. From 2003 to 2007 there has been a 90% increase in views of the FiN web page and a 500% increase in the number of fishing pond maps distributed. Over 50% of the anglers surveyed at FiN lakes in 2003 were from the program’s most heavily targeted demographic group-youth under age 16. We attribute these trends, at least in part, to effective promotion and demographic strategies. However, it remains to be seen if these strategies will result in increased angler recruitment and retention. Angling license sales data for Twin Cities’ counties from 2000 to 2005 do not show an increase for the 16-20 year age-group.

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Marine Protected Areas in Fiji: a critical assessment of ‘Community Fisheries Management and Development Plans’ as a mechanism for formalising customary MPAs, in particular LMMAs

Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law ◽

10.4337/apjel.2018.02.01 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 81-100

Author(s):

Emily Long

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Fisheries Management ◽

Marine Protected Areas ◽

Customary Law ◽

Marine Management ◽

Management Measures ◽

Management And Development ◽

Development Plans ◽

Community Fisheries ◽

Marine Areas

Fiji's National Government has committed to using Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect its marine environment. As Fiji is in the process of reforming its marine law, now is an opportune time to develop statutory mechanisms for establishing and regulating MPAs. This article considers the regulation of MPAs in Fiji's coastal waters—where the intersection of statutory and customary law poses particular challenges. ‘Customary MPAs’ already exist in Fiji's coastal environments, taking the form of tabu areas and ‘Locally Managed Marine Areas’ (LMMAs). Both of these are important mechanisms that any new statutory framework should incorporate and strengthen. In 2010, the draft Inshore Fisheries Decree (draft Inshore Decree) was prepared. Although the draft Inshore Decree appears to have stalled, it may yet be progressed to a final bill. Alternatively, some of the measures in it may be incorporated into another law. This article assesses one mechanism in the draft Inshore Decree that could be used to formalize customary MPAs—Community Fisheries Management and Development Plans (CFMDPs). It finds that CFMDPs demonstrate a number of strengths, in particular by supporting legal recognition of existing marine management measures. However, there are also weaknesses. Nevertheless, with refinement CFMDPs may be a useful tool for regulating Fiji's coastal MPAs.

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