The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries

The ecosystem approach to fisheries management is high on national, regional and international agendas for sustainable fisheries management. Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries covers both theoretical and applied aspects, with a particular emphasis on practical experiences in the form of case studies from around the world, and tools for solutions. Researchers, practitioners and policy makers in fisheries, aquaculture, marine biology and ecology will find this book an invaluable overview and guide to fisheries management.

Contributors	p. viii
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
The Bergen Conference on Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (Bergen, Norway, 26-28 September 2006): Summary and Main Conclusions	p. 1
The Concept of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in FAO	p. 20
The Ecosystem Approach of the Convention on Biological Diversity	p. 39
The Large Marine Ecosystem Approach to Marine Resources Assessment and Management	p. 47
Ecosystem-based Management of Marine Capture Fisheries: Not a Theoretical Concept but Useful Operational Reality!	p. 76
The Human Side of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: Preliminary Results of an FAO Expert Consultation	p. 86
Research Requirements of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries	p. 95
Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: Lessons Learned from Applying a Practical EAFM Framework in Australia and the Pacific	p. 112
Benefits and Costs of Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries	p. 125
Creating Incentives for the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: A Portfolio of Approaches	p. 138
Fisheries Assessment and Decision Making: Towards an Integrated Advisory Process	p. 158
The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management: An Industry Perspective	p. 197
Ecosystem Approach to Management: Definitions, Principles and Experiences from Implementation in the North Sea	p. 209
Management Plan for the Norwegian Part of the Barents Sea Ecosystem	p. 228
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management in Iceland: Implementation and Some Practical Considerations	p. 247
The Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Benguela Region: Experiences, Advances and Problems	p. 262
Implementing the Ecosystem Approach in Australian Commonwealth (Federally)-managed Fisheries	p. 293
The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the USA	p. 301
Are the Lake Victoria Fisheries Threatened by Exploitation or Eutrophication? Towards an Ecosystem-based Approach to Management	p. 309
Index	p. 355
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