A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa

Fairweather, T. P.; Hara, Mafaniso; Lingen, Carl D. van der; Raakjær, Jesper; Shannon, Lynne J.; Louw, GG; Degnbol, Poul; Crawford, R. J. M.

doi:10.2989/18142320609504214

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“…The fishers interviewed had the historical knowledge and experience that variability in abundance is characteristic of the pelagic resource, a notion that has been supported by scientific research (Fairweather et al 2006, Hutchings et al 2009, van der Lingen et al 2011). In addition, there is strong evidence to show that there was a shift in the relative availability of fish from the West Coast to the South Coast during some years of the first decade of the millennium (Fairweather et al 2006).…”

Section: Variability Competition With Marine Mammals and High Gradingmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In addition, there is strong evidence to show that there was a shift in the relative availability of fish from the West Coast to the South Coast during some years of the first decade of the millennium (Fairweather et al 2006). The resource, however, appears to have shifted back recently, resulting in a larger proportion of its standing stock being caught in its traditional fishing grounds on the West Coast (van der Lingen et al 2011).…”

Section: Variability Competition With Marine Mammals and High Gradingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The local and national co-governance structures ensure that the majority of stakeholders have structured and regular contact with each other. Although the views and inputs of rightsholders and fishers are supposed to be advisory, they carry weight in the sense that these are based on long-term and practical knowledge of the fishery and up-to-date experience of what is happening at the catching and operational level (Fairweather et al 2006). The general view among most rights-holders and fishers is that government is generally very responsive to their views and interests, although this has not been the https://repository.uwc.ac.za/ case on occasions.…”

Section: Cooperative Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite these examples, the general feeling among the fishers was that the functions of the SMCs, the SWG and the RMWG ensure that the fishery is managed in a consultative and cooperative manner. The key concern under the current system is that socio-economic factors are not adequately included in the OMP, since this remains a tool that mainly uses biological and ecological inputs (Fairweather et al 2006). In a fully operational EAF, all components of the ecosystem, including human (social and economic) factors, should be taken into account.…”

Section: Cooperative Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa

Hara

2013

African Journal of Marine Science

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Hara, M. (2013). Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa. Abstract South Africa's small pelagics fishery is moving towards a management strategy using an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), with rights-based management (RBM) as the key rights allocation system. While EAF strives to balance between, among others, ecological and social-economic objectives, RBM is driving the sector towards economic efficiency. Within EAF itself, there are still underlying mismatches between the two top objectives, 'human wellbeing' and 'ecological wellbeing', in effect requiring a better balance between these objectives than there is currently. For example, fishers do not believe they should be competing with marine mammals and birds for allocation of the resource, yet this is one of the primary trade-offs that have to be made when setting the annual total allowable catches (TACs) under EAF. A balance between the two objectives could be achieved through acceptable trade-offs between them among all stakeholders within inclusive governance. Implementation of RBM has had both positive and negative effects on the objectives for EAF. Of concern are the negative effects of RBM on human wellbeing. For example, fishers feel that RBM has weakened their bargaining position, thereby reducing their benefits. In addition, RBM has resulted in job losses and insecurity of employment within the fisheries sector. The most affected have been the most vulnerable -the low level workers -who ought to be the key beneficiaries of RBM. Thus prioritising and protecting vulnerable groups and fishing communities need careful consideration when creating RBM, even in the context of EAF. Rights-based management has also had negative effects on ecological wellbeing through practices such as increased dumping and 'high grading' as part of industry's drive for increased efficiency under RBM. Whereas scientists believe that variability is largely due to environmental conditions, fishers strongly feel that dumping, high grading and high fishing pressure are the main factors. One of the positive aspects of RBM has been improved understanding among rights-holders and fishers of the need to consider other organisms in the TAC and to protect these through establishment of marine protected areas, island perimeter closures and limiting bycatch, thereby impacting positively on ecological wellbeing. Introduction:South Africa's fisheries policy is founded upon the constitutional principle that all the country's marine resources are a national asset and the heritage of its citizens that should be managed and developed for the benefit of its present and future generations (Marine Living Resources Act

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Section: Variability Competition With Marine Mammals and High Gradingmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Variability Competition With Marine Mammals and High Gradingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cooperative Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cooperative Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa

Hara

2013

African Journal of Marine Science

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“…The number of vessels that were effectively operational had declined to 74 by 2012. 7 The sector is managed using OMPs, which recommend annual TACs for anchovy and sardine and TABs for the associated bycatch species (Fairweather et al 2006;Butterworth 2007). …”

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Fragmented participation in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish in South Africa – inclusion of small-rights holders is a complex matter

Hara

Rogerson

Goede³

et al. 2014

African Journal of Marine Science

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Hara, M. et al. 2014. Fragmented participation in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish in South Africa -inclusion of small-rights holders is a complex matter. AbstractThe reasons why most small-rights holders do not participate in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish ('small pelagics') in South Africa, despite legislation and policy encouraging their participation, were analysed. Membership of the Small Pelagics Management Working Group (SPMWG), the main participatory governance organ, is limited to representatives of recognised stakeholder associations. Rights holders therefore have to belong to a stakeholder association, which then selects a member or members to represent them on the SPMWG. Small quotas and the difficulties of sourcing capital mean that small-rights holders are not able to invest in infrastructure. Besides, most of the small-rights holders and their companies lack experience and management skills to survive independently in this highly competitive industry, which is based on high volume and low profit margins. As a result, most of the small-rights holders have no option but to enter into complex catching and processing agreements with vessel-and factory owners belonging to the existing recognised stakeholder associations. For the small-rights holders, it does not make sense to join these associations or even to form their own if they cannot actively participate in the industry independently. Greater participation by small-rights holders should start with their genuine integration into the industry through improved ability to invest in infrastructure and through management skills development. Most likely, this will require an interventionist approach by government.

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Hydrographic variability in the St. Helena Bay region of the southern Benguela ecosystem

Lamont

Hutchings

Berg³

et al. 2015

JGR Oceans

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Cross-shelf distributions of temperature, salinity, water masses, and dissolved oxygen in St. Helena Bay revealed substantial vertical and seasonal variations. In the surface layers, nearshore and offshore temperature and salinity patterns differed, with bay-scale variability linked to upwelling dynamics and coastal processes, while the offshore region was influenced by solar insolation. Spectral analysis revealed that an annual signal prevailed at most stations, and corroborated contrasting patterns between the offshore and nearshore regions, with phase differences suggesting shoreward propagation of the offshore temperature signal. The shelf was dominated by Modified Upwelled Water (MUW) and Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW), which comprised the primary source of upwelled water. Clear zonation of MUW was evident across the shelf, resulting from seasonal variations in locations of the oceanic and bifurcated shelf-break fronts. Dynamics within St. Helena Bay consistently differed from those further offshore, due to the influences of the shelf-break front, Cape Columbine upwelling plume, and cyclonic recirculation, which appeared to be associated with an intraannual signal with a periodicity of 3-4 months. Persistent hypoxia in the bottom waters suggested the occurrence of a permanent reservoir of Low Oxygen Water (LOW). Seasonal shoreward and offshore expansion of LOW occurred throughout the upwelling season, with maximum extent reached during summer and autumn, due to the coupled effects of advection and local phytoplankton decay. While wind mixing ventilated the water column at nearshore stations in winter, and the onset of upwelling during spring introduced oxygen-richer water from further offshore, hypoxia persisted in the center of the Bay.

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A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa

Cited by 28 publications

References 37 publications

Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa

Efficacy of rights-based management of small pelagic fish within an ecosystems approach to fisheries in South Africa

Fragmented participation in management of the fishery for small pelagic fish in South Africa – inclusion of small-rights holders is a complex matter

Hydrographic variability in the St. Helena Bay region of the southern Benguela ecosystem

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