FAO TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES 4
FAO TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
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FOO AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
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Rome, 1997
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE GUIDELINES FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
1.1 The Need for Fisheries Management
1.2 The Fisheries Management Process
1.3 Biological and Environmental Concepts and Constraints (7.1.1)1.3.1 Resource constraints
1.3.2 Environmental constraints
1.3.3 Biodiversity and ecological considerations1.4 Technological Considerations
1.5 Social and Economic Dimensions1.5.1 Social and cultural constraints
1.5.2 Economic context and constraints1.6 Institutional Concepts and Functions
1.6.1 Institutional context and characteristics
1.6.2 Role and function of fisheries management institutions1.7 Time-scales in the Fisheries Management Process
1.8 Precautionary Approach
2. MANAGEMENT DATA AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND USE
2.1.1 Data requirements for different management scales
2.1.2 Verification or validation of data
2.1.3 Standardization of data collection (7.4.6)
2.1.4 Timely distribution
2.1.5 Confidentiality of data (7.4.7)
2.1.6 Costs of collection and collation of data2.2 Data Requirements and Use in the Formulation of Fisheries Policy
2.2.1 Types of fisheries, the stocks they depend on and their ecological and environmental context
2.2.2 Fisheries characteristics
2.2.3 Social and economic information
2.2.4 Monitoring, control and surveillance (7.7.3)2.3 Data Requirements and Use in the Formulation of Management Plans
2.3.1 The target stock, or stocks, and its environment
2.3.2 Fishery characteristics
2.3.3 Social and economic information
2.3.4 Monitoring, control and surveillance2.4 Data Requirements and Use in the Determination of Management Actions and Monitoring Performance
2.4.1 The target stock, or stocks, and its environment
2.4.2 Fishery characteristics
2.4.3 Social and economic information
2.4.4 Monitoring, control and surveillance
3. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND APPROACHES
3.1 Options to Regulate Fishing
3.1.1 Technical measures
3.1.2 Input (effort) control
3.1.3 Output (catch) control
3.1.4 Some general considerations3.2.1 Problems associated with open access
3.2.2 Considerations in limiting access
4.1 Formulating Management Plans to Reflect Selected Objectives and Constraints
4.2 Identifying and Agreeing on Objectives for the Fishery4.2.1 The need for consultation with recognized interest groups
4.2.2 Determining the appropriate management measures
4.2.3 Reviewing the management plan4.3.1 Effective legal and institutional framework (7.1.1; 7.7.1)
4.3.2 Effective administrative structure (7.7.1)
4.3.3 Effective monitoring control and surveillance (7.7.3).