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Implementing effective fisheries-management systems - management strategy evaluation and the Australian partnership approach
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Smith, ADM and Sainsbury, K and Stevens, RA, Implementing effective fisheries-management systems - management strategy evaluation and the Australian partnership approach, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 56, (6) pp. 967-979. ISSN 1095-9289 (1999) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 1999 Oxford University Press
DOI: doi:10.1006/jmsc.1999.0540
Abstract
Fisheries management is characterized by multiple and conflicting objectives, multiple
stakeholders with divergent interests and high levels of uncertainty about the dynamics
of the resources being managed. This conjunction of issues can result in high levels of
contention and poor outcomes in the management process. Management strategy
evaluation (MSE) can assist in the resolution of these issues. MSE involves assessing
the consequences of a range of management options and laying bare the trade-offs in
performance across a range of management objectives. Key steps in the approach
involve turning broad objectives into specific and quantifiable performance indicators,
identifying and incorporating key uncertainties in the evaluation, and communicating
the results effectively to client groups and decision-makers. At a technical level, the
framework facilitates dealing with multiple objectives and uncertainties in prediction.
At the implementation level, it fails if it cannot accommodate effective stakeholder
participation and acceptance. MSE shares many features with approaches such as
adaptive management and development of management procedures. The principles for
implementing the MSE approach are reviewed and practical aspects of its implementation
under the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) partnership
model to fisheries management are discussed. The model stresses stakeholder involvement
in all key areas of fisheries management, from stock assessment and setting
research priorities, to enforcement and decision-making. Stakeholder involvement,
including industry, science, and conservation, extends from membership of the AFMA
Board, through Management Advisory Committees to Fisheries Assessment Groups.
The benefits and limitations of the AFMA partnership approach are reviewed, both
for MSE, and, in a wider sense, in the development of an effective fisheries
management system.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | fisheries-management systems, management strategy evaluation, partnership approach |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems |
UTAS Author: | Sainsbury, K (Professor Keith Sainsbury) |
ID Code: | 73189 |
Year Published: | 1999 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 294 |
Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
Deposited On: | 2011-09-20 |
Last Modified: | 2012-08-06 |
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