Search results for "Fishery management"
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Integrating spatial management measures into fisheries: The Lepidorhombus spp. case study
2020
Most fisheries management systems rely on a set of regulatory measures to achieve desired objectives. Controls on catch and effort are usually supplemented with gear restrictions, minimum landing sizes, and in the framework of the new common fisheries policy, limitation of discards and by-catch. However, the increasing use of spatial management measures such as conservation areas or spatial and temporal area closures faces new challenges for fishery managers. Here we present an integrated spatial framework to identify areas in which undersized commercial species are more abundant. Once these areas are identified they could be avoided by fishers, minimizing the fishing impact over the immatu…
Temporal and spatial patterns of trawl fishing activities in the Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea, GSA17)
2020
Abstract Trawl fishing activities have occurred for centuries on large spatial scale in the entire Mediterranean Sea, and today they are considered as one of the main and widespread causes of anthropogenic disturbance and habitat alteration in the marine environment. In order to delineate when, where and how marine ecosystems have been perturbed and to implement ecosystem-based management strategies, the identification and investigation of the spatial and temporal distribution of fishing effort and the fleet dynamics play a key role. In this context, Geospatial Technologies such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS) could represent a useful tool. The aim of the present work is to rec…
Implementing ecosystem approach to fishery management: advances and new tools
2013
Desde la antigüedad, la pesca ha sido una fuente importante de alimentos para la humanidad, así como fuente de empleo y beneficios económicos para quienes se dedican a esta actividad. Sin embargo, con el aumento de los conocimientos científicos y la evolución dinámica de la pesca se hizo evidente de que los recursos acuáticos, aunque renovables, no eran infinitos y era necesario gestionar adecuadamente su contribución al bienestar nutricional, económico y el bienestar social de la población mundial para un crecimiento y desarrollo sostenible. En los últimos años, la pesca mundial se ha convertido en un sector dinámico y de desarrollo de la industria alimentaria. Los estados costeros han pro…