Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation : interaction and coevolution / edited by Serge M. Garcia, Jake Rice, Anthony Charles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garcia, Serge.

Rice, J. C. (Jake C.)

Charles, Anthony Trevor, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishery management.

Marine biodiversity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 511 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

Summary:

Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation explores governance of the world's oceans with a focus on the impacts of two inter-connected but historically separate streams of governance: one for fisheries, the other for biodiversity conservation. Chapters, most co-authored by leading experts from both streams, investigate the interaction of these governance streams from ecological, economic, social and legal perspectives, with emphasis on policies, institutions processes, and outcomes on scales from the global to the local community, and with coverage of a range of themes and regions of the world. The book opens with chapters setting the historical context for the two marine governance streams, and framing the book’s exploration of whether, as the streams increasingly interact, there will be merger or collision, convergence or co-evolution. The concluding chapter synthesizes the insights from throughout the book, relative to the questions posed in the opening chapters. It also draws conclusions about future needs and directions in the governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity, vital to the future of the world’s oceans. With cutting edge chapters written by many leading international experts in fisheries management and biodiversity conservation, and edited by three leading figures in this crucially important subject, Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation is an essential purchase for fisheries scientists, economists, resource managers and policymakers, and all those working in fields of biodiversity conservation, marine ecology, and coastal livelihoods. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where environmental and/or marine studies, conservation, ocean policy and law, biological and life sciences, and fisheries management are studied and taught, should have copies of this most important book.

Contents:

Part I: Governance trends and challenges

1. Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: A history

2. Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: Convergence or coevolution?

3. Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: The integration challenge

Part II: Governance dimensions

4. Bio‐ecological dimensions of fisheries management, biodiversity and governance

5. The economic dimension: Addressing behaviour, incentives and context for effective governance

6. The social dimension: The challenge of dealing with equity

7. The global legal dimension: Navigating the legal currents of rights and responsibilities

8. Spatial dimensions of fisheries and biodiversity governance

9. Scientific foundation: Towards integration

Part III: Global governance

10. Global level institutions and processes: Frameworks for understanding critical roles and foundations of cooperation and integration

11. Global level institutions and processes: Assessment of critical roles, foundations of cooperation and integration and their contribution to integrated marine governance

12. Integrative policy and legal instruments, approaches and tools: Fisheries and biodiversity conservation

13. Conservation and risk of extinction of marine species

14. Parallel initiatives: CBD's Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) and FAO's Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) criteria and processes

Part IV: Regional governance

15. Regional governance for fisheries and biodiversity

16. Regional governance: The case of NEAFC and OSPAR

17. Regional governance: The Mediterranean cradle

18. CCAMLR and Antarctic conservation: The leader to follow?

19. Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Benguela Current LME area

20. Governance of marine fisheries and conservation in the context of the European Union

Part V: National governance

21. The use of national frameworks for sustainable development of marine fisheries and conservation, ecosystem‐based management and integrated ocean management

22. Small‐scale fisheries: Importance, vulnerability and deficient knowledge

23. Stewardship in tropical small‐scale fisheries: Community and national perspectives

24. Making space for small‐scale fishing communities: Use and misuse of spatial management instruments

25. ENGOs and SIDs: Environmental interventions in small island developing states

26. The role of capacity building for improving governance of fisheries and conservation of marine ecosystems

27. Fishers' organizations: Their role in decision‐making for fisheries and conservation

28. The role of courts in fisheries management and marine biodiversity protection: US and EU systems

Part VI: Conclusion

29. A tale of two streams: Synthesizing governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation

Annex 1: History of fisheries and biodiversity conservation: A timeline of key events (1850–2012)

Annex 2: Key global institutions, bodies and processes: Roles, participation and main focus

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781118392638

1118392639

9781118392607

1118392604

9781118392621

1118392620