Membership of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils in the United States: are special interests over-represented?

Okey, Thomas A.

doi:10.1016/s0308-597x(03)00002-2

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“…With regard to politics, it is evident that a high number of respondents recognized politics as a relevant factor that influenced this process (Table 4). It is important to acknowledge that the interaction between FEK and science occurred within the decision making forum that was also impacted and shaped by political forces and power relations among different actors (Eagle et al 2003, Okey 2003, Brzezinski et al 2010. Therefore, the effects of politics on this process should be further investigated.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Implementing the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure: The Role and Perception of Fishers' Ecological Knowledge

Nenadović¹,

Johnson²,

Wilson³

2012

E&S

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ABSTRACT. The debate about the quality of fishers' ecological knowledge (FEK) and its value to fisheries management has long been present in the literature. This study sought to understand the role of FEK in a particular fisheries management decision in the U.S. and to evaluate the extent that different stakeholder groups recognized and used FEK in fisheries policy creation. The 1998 implementation of the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure (WGoMAC) was a management response to the rapid decline in the Gulf of Maine cod (Gadus morhua) stock. Using structured surveys and semistructured interviews, we collected information from major stakeholder groups that were active during the creation of the area closure: New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) members, Groundfish Advisory Panel members, Groundfish Plan Development Team members, and Maine groundfishers. Results indicated that 95% of respondents believed that fishers possess ecological knowledge that could be useful in the fishery management process. In the case of the WGoMAC creation, 62% of respondents indicated that FEK played a role in the decision, even though 85% recognized obstacles to the use of FEK in the management process. Interviews demonstrated that FEK was able to improve upon the spatial resolution of scientific data by identifying seasonal migration patterns of prespawning cod and behavioral differences between juvenile and adult cod. This information was a product of a peer-reviewed process among groundfishers and it was used to fine-tune the exact location of the closure. These findings suggest that there are ways to incorporate FEK into fishery management for the purposes of stock and habitat conservation. Additionally, the benefit of having ecological information that spans different spatial scales for fishery management was observed in this study. By combining the knowledge systems of fishers and fisheries scientists, managers were able to capture ecological information at a finer scale than the scale at which landings data are reported and fish stocks analyzed.

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Implementing the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure: The Role and Perception of Fishers' Ecological Knowledge

Nenadović¹,

Johnson²,

Wilson³

2012

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“…While interdisciplinary marine science has come of age, some marine managers have yet to accept the best available scientific information that supports the creation of large networks of MPAs that can protect marine ecosystems. One reason for this is that the prevailing institutions that regulate marine resource use, such as fisheries, are 'captured' by fishery special interests [26].…”

Section: Bioregionalism and Coastal Marine Ecosystemsmentioning

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Negotiating ecology: Marine bioregions and the destruction of the Southern California Bight

McGinnis¹

2006

Futures

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“…There seems to be a tendency to suppose that every last fish (of the allowable biological catch) is there for the taking and great waste and harm will result if any are left in the ocean (or ''on the table'' as the inside joke goes). The presence on the councils of the ''extractive interests'' -either directly or by political and economic affiliation -seems a plausible explanation for collective behavior that has not been conducive to fish stewardship and beneficial habitat management (Okey, 2003). Given the composition of the councils, and the understandable political commitment to fishing in the coastal states, it is to expect the impossible to suppose that politicians and the fishing ''industry'' (both commercial and recreational) would be swayed by pleas for a precautionary approach to annual harvest levels.…”

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Purging the Frontier from our Mind: Crafting a New Fisheries Policy

Bromley

2005

Rev Fish Biol Fisheries

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Membership of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils in the United States: are special interests over-represented?

Cited by 46 publications

References 34 publications

Implementing the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure: The Role and Perception of Fishers' Ecological Knowledge

Implementing the Western Gulf of Maine Area Closure: The Role and Perception of Fishers' Ecological Knowledge

Negotiating ecology: Marine bioregions and the destruction of the Southern California Bight

Purging the Frontier from our Mind: Crafting a New Fisheries Policy

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