SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES

Submitted by:

Hitha.R, II sem, SIF, CUSAT

Sustainable Development

“development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

A pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only by the present, but also for generation to come .

FAO Definition

The management and conservation of natural resource base, and the orientation of technical and institutional change in such a manner as to ensure the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations

objectives

ensuring food security creating competitive and profitable fisheries

harvesting and processing activities; ensuring the long-term viability of the

resource catering for the well-being of a fishery

workforce within a wider community and broader economic context

maintaining the health and integrity of marine ecosystems

Why Unsustainable ???

Overcapacity Unsustainable fishing methods Unselective fishing practices and

gear Bycatch / discards and bottom

trawling Pollution Uneconomic Operations etc….

Sustainability Issues

Ecological Economic Social or Institutional Technological Other Versions

Ecological Issues

Biological Overfishing Environmental Pollution Habitat Destruction Biodiversity Loss Climate Change

Economic Issues

Stagnation in Production Over Capitalisation Uneconomic Operations Unstable Global Market

Social and Institutional Issues

Poor Housing, Health and Sanitation Illiteracy Poverty and Indebtedness Intra Use and Inter Use Conflicts

Technological Issues

Adoption of New TechnologiesTrawling and Purse SeiningEnvironmental Degradation, Biodiversity

Loss and Intra Use Conflicts

Other Versions Occupational Hazards

Occupation of Last ResortReluctance by Younger GenerationDirty Industry

Solutions

Increased awareness of factors beyond the conventional realm of fisheries management;

  Better integration of fisheries

management into coastal area management;

Control of land-based activities that degrade the marine environment;

Stronger control of access to co-resources;

 

Stronger institutions and legal frameworks;

Greater participation by all stakeholders in the fisheries management process;

Improved collection and sharing of information about fisheries and their environment;

Improved understanding of the socio-economic characteristics of fisheries;

Stronger systems of monitoring control and enforcement;

Measures to deal with uncertainty and variability in natural resource and ecosystem dynamics; and

Strengthening community commitment to responsible use of natural resources.

Code of Conduct For Responsible Fisheries

UNCLOS (The United Nations Convention on the Law Of Sea) 1982

Committee On Fisheries (COFI) 1991 Adoption by FAO 1995 The First International Instrument Global in Scope

Principles and Standards applicable to Conservation, Management and Development of all Fisheries

Objective of the Code is to promote the rational and sustainable exploitation of world fisheries resources through responsible fisheries management and conservation

Previous Questions

Short note on sustainable development 2006,2010

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