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FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 464 Management of Edited by |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004 |
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Large photo: Small open boats on Jessups beach, Nevis,
are used to troll for large pelagics
(courtesy of Robin Mahon)
Top inset: A large dolphinfish landed at Kingstown, St
Vincent and the Grenadines
(courtesy of the Fisheries Division, St Vincent
and the Grenadines)
Middle inset: Monitoring the catch at Gouyave,
Grenada
(courtesy of Sandra Grant)
Bottom inset: Longliners and trailers at the Bridgetown
Fisheries Complex, Barbados
(courtesy of Robin Mahon)
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Issues in the management of large pelagic fisheries in CARICOM countries
Rationale for the project
BackgroundInternational agreements - a context for the management of large pelagic fisheries
The project
Introduction
International law on cooperation for the management of fish stocks in the CARICOM regionLaw of the Sea Convention
Compliance Agreement
Fish Stocks Agreement
Brief comparison of the Law of the Sea Convention and the Fish Stocks AgreementExisting regional fisheries entities and options for future cooperation mechanisms
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Considerations and options
Status and assessment of large pelagic resources
Introduction
Assessment of large pelagic stocks of importance to CARICOM countriesTrends in landings as reported to FAO
Relative abundance and distribution from united states longline logbook data
ICCAT fishing effort and catch data
Methods
Results
Discussion
Fleet description
Foreign-flagged vessels
Main fishing areas for large pelagic species
Ports (landing sites) from which pelagic fishing takes place
Description of shore facilities used for pelagic fishing
Number of persons employed in the harvest sector
Availability of input supplies and support industries for pelagic fishing
Vessel ownership
Incentives and/or taxes for pelagic fisheries
Share and salary systems
Vessel and crew insurance
Determinants for entry or exit of vessels and fishers into or from the fishery
Sources of new vessels
Sources of formal and informal credit
Training of fishery workers
Profiles of the main groups of fishers
Levels of dependency on the fishery
Employment alternatives for fishers and others in the pelagic fishery
Estimates of fishery valueNumbers of charter vessels
Numbers of private local vessels
Visiting sport fishing vessels
Sport fishing tournaments
Sport fishing associations
Valuation of sport fisheries
Onshore facilities for post-harvest handling and storage
Types of processing for large pelagics
Local marketing arrangements
Export arrangements
Quality regulation/monitoring
Value-added estimates for the large pelagic fishery
Employment in post-harvest handling and processing of pelagic fish
Conclusions
National management and development of large pelagic fisheries
Documented policies on development or management of large pelagic fisheries
Documented plans for development or management of large pelagics
Legislation governing development or management of large pelagics
Development opportunities and constraints
Planned or anticipated developments in fisheries for large pelagicsPlans to add new vessels to the large pelagics fleet
Plans to pursue joint ventures
Plans to issue foreign licences
Plans to pursue fishing agreements for the fleet
Plans to build or expand fishing ports and/or shore facilitiesExistence of conflicts on land or at sea involving large pelagic fisheries
Human resource capacityTraining of fishery officers in matters relating to large pelagic fisheries
Existence of stakeholder organizations
Data-collection and management systems
Research related to large pelagic speciesVessel licensing and registration systems
Active management of fishing capacity
Foreign-flagged vessels
Monitoring, control and surveillance capacity and practices
International arrangements and agreements
Existence of special arrangements for trade in pelagic fishery products
Status of fish stocks agreement
Status of compliance agreement
Approach to interaction with ICCAT
Conclusions
Options for future management of large pelagics
Option of not participating in collaborative management: the “do nothing”option
Institutional arrangements for the management of large pelagic fisheries of interest to CARICOM countriesChoice between separate organizations for ocean-wide and regional species or one organization for all species
Participation in ICCAT
Competent organization for regional speciesCARICOM participation in the management of fisheries for large pelagics
Costs of shared management
Conclusions
Introduction
Management of oceanic large pelagic resources
Management of coastal large pelagic resourcesRegional fishery management organization
Regional working groupManagement of oceanic large pelagic resources
Management of coastal large pelagic resources
Appendix: Distribution maps for the main species assessed by ICCAT