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A comparative review of fisheries management experiences in the European Union and in other countries worldwide Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand

Martin Aranda
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Arantza Murillas
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Kevin Stokes
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This study compares the details and performance of fisheries management between the EU and a selection of other countries worldwide Iceland, New Zealand, and Australia, which are considered in many respects to be among the most advanced in the world in fisheries management. Fisheries management in the EU, Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand has developed following different paths, despite being based on similar instruments and principles. Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand have been at the forefront of developing management practices such as stakeholder involvement, legally binding management targets (Australia, New Zealand), individual transferable quotas, and discard bans (Iceland, New Zealand). The EU has since the beginning of the 21st century taken significant steps to better involve stakeholders and establish quantitative targets through management plans, and a landing obligation is gradually being implemented from 2015 onward. The management of domestic fisheries resources in Australia, New Zealand, and Iceland has, overall, performed better than in the EU, in terms of conservation and economic efficiency. It should, however, be stressed that, compared to Australia, New Zealand, and Iceland, (i) initial over-capacity was more of an issue in the EU when management measures became legally binding and also that (ii) EU has been progressive in developing common enforcement standards, on stocks shared by sovereign nations. The situation of EU fisheries has substantially improved over the period 2004-2013 in the northeast Atlantic, with fishery status getting close to that in the other jurisdictions, but the lack of recovery for Mediterranean fish stocks remains a concern.

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hal-02152553 , version 1 (11-06-2019)

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Paul Marchal, Jesper Levring Andersen, Martin Aranda, Mike Fitzpatrick, Leyre Goti, et al.. A comparative review of fisheries management experiences in the European Union and in other countries worldwide Iceland, Australia, and New Zealand. Fish and Fisheries, 2016, 17 (3), pp.803-824. ⟨10.1111/faf.12147⟩. ⟨hal-02152553⟩
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