Balanced harvest in the real world. Scientific, policy and operational issues in an ecosystem approach to fisheries
| Type | Proceedings paper | ||||||||
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| Date | 2015 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Garcia Serge M.9, Bianchi Gabriella2, Charles Anthony5, Kolding Jeppe11, Rice Jake19, Rochet Marie-Joelle20, Zhou Shijie22, Delius Gustav7, Reid David12, Van Zwieten Paul A. M.21, Atcheson Megan1, Bartley Devin2, Borges Lisa3, Bundy Alida4, Dagorn Laurent6, Dunn Daniel C.8, Hall Martin10, Heino Mikko11, 12, 13, Jacobsen Brigitte14, Jacobsen Nis S.15, Law Richard7, Makino Mitsutaku16, Martin Felix2, Skern-Mauritzen Mette12, Suuronen Petri2, Symons Despina17 | ||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : MSC, London, England 2 : FAO, Rome, Italy 3 : Fishfix, Brussels, Belgium 4 : DFO, Canada 5 : Saint Mary’s University, Canada 6 : IRD, France 7 : University of York, UK 8 : Duke University, USA 9 : IUCN-CEM Fisheries Expert Group 10 : IATTC, La Jolla, USA 11 : University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway 12 : IMR, Bergen, Norway 13 : IIASA, Austria 14 : WGroup for Fisheries, Nordic Council of Ministers 15 : DTU Aqua, Copenhagen, Denmark 16 : Fisheries Research Agency, Japan 17 : EBCD, Brussels, Belgium 18 : IMR, Galway, Ireland 19 : Fisheries and Oceans Canada 20 : Ifremer, France 21 : Wageningen University, The Netherlands 22 : CSIRO, Australia |
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| Meeting | Balanced harvest in the real world. Scientific, policy and operational issues in an ecosystem approach to fisheries. 29th of September 2014, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy | ||||||||
| Source | Report of an international scientific workshop of the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group (IUCN/CEM/FEG) organized in close cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, 29/09-02/10/2014. Gland (Switzerland), Brussels (Belgium) and Rome (ItalY): IUCN, EBCD, FAO: 94 pages | ||||||||
| Abstract | The concept of the Ecosystem Approach has entered the fishery harvesting discussions both from fishery perspectives (Reykjavik Declaration; FAO 2003 Annex to the Code of Conduct and from the principles of the Ecosystem Approach adopted by the CBD in 1995. Both perspectives establish the need to maintain ecosystem structure and functioning, whether for sustainable use of biodiversity (CBD) or simply to keep exploited ecosystems healthy and productive (fisheries). In response, the “Balanced Harvest” (BH) concept was suggested by a group of scientists brought together by the IUCN Fisheries Experts Group during the CBD CoP 10 in 2010. The meeting and the BH concept as consolidated there highlighted some of the collateral ecological effects of current fishing patterns and unbalanced removals of particular components of the food web, stimulating a critical rethinking of current approaches to fisheries management. The meeting on “Balanced Harvest in the real world - Scientific, policy and operational issues in an ecosystem approach to fisheries” (Rome, September 29-October 2, 2014) examined the progress made since 2010 on a number of fronts. It considered questions related to the scientific underpinning of the BH concept, including theory, modelling, and empirical observations. It began to explore the economic, policy and management implications of harvesting in a more balanced way. | ||||||||
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