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Co-published by: National Research Council of Canada.
This report describes and evaluates the impact of the major changes in the management of Canada's marine fisheries in recent decades. The report covers the historical and jurisdictional context; biological and economic aspects; objectives of fisheries management; techniques of resources management in general and those used for specific species; managing the common property through allocation of access, limited entry licensing, and individual quotas; the international dimension; the social dimension; habitat management; fisheries enforcement; and fisheries management in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, and the European Community.
This report describes the role of 23 federal departments and agencies that are involved in the oceans sector through policies, programs, services, regulations and/or procurements.
Studies of technology transfer, reporting on instances where departmental activities have encouraged technology adoption by the private sector. Examples given include the Seakem Group of companies; the FGGE Drifting Buoys, developed as part of a major international effort to obtain global meteorological data suitable for testing atmospheric models; the SEIMAC Group of companies; the commercial development of salmon aquaculture in the Maritime provinces; the DOLPHIN (Deep Ocean Logging Platform with Hydrographic Instrumentation and Navigation) project; and the use of various scientific apparatus and knowledge.
Examines the underlying root causes of our failure to successfully manage the fishery resources of the world's oceans. This book offers alternative solutions that can allow human society to maximize the long term benefits form ocean resources. It is of interest to academics in economics, business, environmental sciences and sociology.
Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach. At its core, ecosystem-based management (EBM) is about acknowledging connections. Instead of focusing on the impacts of single activities on the delivery of individual ecosystem services, EBM focuses on the array of services that we receive from marine systems, the interactive and cumulative effects o...