James L. Anderson & Chris Anderson University of Rhode - Allfish

34 Pages·2010·8.72 MB·English

James L. Anderson & Chris Anderson
University of Rhode Island
Funded by the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA)
IIFET 2010
July 13-16, 2010
Montpellier, France
Some Guiding Principles
COMMERCIAL FISHING is a BUSINESS and
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should create wealth
Ecological sustainability is NECESSARY, but
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NOT SUFFICIENT, for commercial fisheries to
generate sustainable income and create
wealth
Community sustainability is necessary for
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sustainable wealth creation.
A wealth-based fishery management system
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is one that is ecologically sustainable, socially
acceptable and generates sustainable
resource rents or profits.
Purpose: The Fishery Performance Indicators
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(FPIs) are designed to evaluate and compare
the world’s fisheries management systems
based on their ability to generate sustainable
wealth
Given the substantial cost of many certification
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programs they are inherently biased toward rich
nations.
Yet much of seafood trade flows from the poor and
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underdeveloped to the rich
The emphasis is on biological and ecosystem
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indicators and regulatory compliance does not
address the essential objective of managing
commercial fisheries—to create sustainable income
and wealth
An Example:
The management of the
MSC Certified Alaska
salmon fishery imposes
significant costs and
hampers innovation,
quality, and marketing.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay drift gillnet salmon
fishery -2005.
(Photograph by Bart Eaton, Source:
Gunnar Knapp)
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(cid:1) Better and more consistent quality is
essential for improving markets
(cid:1) Fundamental changes in management
and fishing practices are needed
Alaska Sockeye salmon
2006 – Photo: M. Gleason
Sockeye salmon
in a Bristol Bay
gillnet at low tide
– Source G.
Knapp
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– The state mandates the use of inefficient
boats and gear
– The current management system forces
fishermen to race for fish
– The current management system discourages
investment in processing and marketing.
Knapp, G. “Challenges and Strategies for the Alaska Salmon
Industries.” 2002. ISER, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Globally the cumulative economic loss over
the past three decades ranges around
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The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries
Reform.Agriculture and Rural Development, The World Bank,
Washington, DC, 2008
Greater attention must be focused on
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governance systems and economic factors
It is not good enough to be just biologically
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sustainable; fisheries and the communities
that dependent on them must generate
sustainable wealth.
The creation of a Wealth-Based Fisheries
Performance Indicators give
stakeholders who are rely on fisheries for their
livelihood
critical information to make the case for better
fisheries management based on a broader set
of criteria incorporating governance and
economic factors