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Drivers of fuel use in rock lobster fisheries
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Parker, RWR and Gardner, C and Green, BS and Hartmann, K and Watson, RA, Drivers of fuel use in rock lobster fisheries, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74, (6) pp. 1681-1689. ISSN 1054-3139 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2017 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
DOI: doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx024
Abstract
Fuel consumption is a leading cost to fishers and the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions from the global fishing industry. Fuel performance varies substantially between and within fisheries, but the drivers behind this variation are unclear and inconsistent across studies. We surveyed rock lobster fishers in Australia and New Zealand to measure rates of fuel use and assess the influence of technological (e.g. vessel size, engine power), behavioural (e.g. distance travelled, speed), and managerial (e.g. catch per unit effort, fishery capacity) factors. Weighted fuel use intensity across the region was 1,890 l/t. Managerial factors were the most influential drivers of fuel use in single day trips while technological factors heavily influenced multi-day trips. Catch per unit effort was the only significant driver present across both types of fishing trips. The vast majority of surveyed fishers identified fuel use as an important aspect of fishing operations, and nearly half had already implemented changes to try to reduce consumption. Our results suggest that efforts to reduce fuel consumption, costs, and emissions in fisheries need to be tailored to the nature of individual fisheries, as the relative roles of technology, behaviour, and management vary.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | energy, fisheries, fuel, greenhouse gas emissions, lobster |
| Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
| Research Field: | Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Adaptation to climate change |
| Objective Field: | Social impacts of climate change and variability |
| UTAS Author: | Parker, RWR (Mr Robert Parker) |
| UTAS Author: | Gardner, C (Professor Caleb Gardner) |
| UTAS Author: | Green, BS (Associate Professor Bridget Green) |
| UTAS Author: | Hartmann, K (Dr Klaas Hartmann) |
| UTAS Author: | Watson, RA (Professor Reginald Watson) |
| ID Code: | 117007 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP140101377) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
| Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Deposited On: | 2017-05-28 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-03-21 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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