SOME PROBLEMS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARED STOCKS
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SOME PROBLEMS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARED STOCKS |
| FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 206 | FIRM/T206 |
by
J.A. Gulland
Chief, Marine Resources Service
Fishery Resources and Environment Division
Department of Fisheries
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome 1980
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This document has been prepared as part of FAO's Regular Programme activities aimed at helping developing coastal states make the best use of the fish resources lying within their newly established Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). My thanks are due to many colleagues in FAO (and especially J. Caddy, J. Csirke, F. Christy, S. Garcia, J.-P. Troadec, M. Savini and S. Venema) for discussions on this topic, and for comments on early drafts of this paper.
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For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows: Gulland, J.A., 1980 Some problems of the management of shared stocks. FAO Fish.Tech.Pap., (206):22 p. |
| Abstract |
The paper discusses the problems facing countries when
managing stocks of fish that move between their EEZs and the
EEZs of adjacent countries, or onto the high seas. The action
needed depends on the pattern of movement of the stocks. The
different patterns of movement are discussed; they vary from
small local dispersions in which only a small proportion of
the stock cross boundaries between national EEZs to long migrations
in which virtually all the stock may move from one EEZ to
another. Collaboration between countries in research on shared
stocks is always beneficial, and should not raise any serious
problem. Collaboration in choosing and implementing management
measures can be more difficult. The problems raised, and the
nature of collaboration required to achieve effective management
are discussed in relation to the different patterns of movement. |
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