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The Great Reset in Fisheries Management: Fisheries under Contrasting Environmental and Human-Induced Effects

A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Environment and Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 19207

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sanja Matić-Skoko

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Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
Interests: fish biology and ecology; fisheries management; climate change; biodiversity conservation; small-scale fisheries within the EU
Dr. Dimitrios Moutopoulos

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Department of Animal Production, Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras, Mesolongi, Greece
Interests: fish and fisheries resources; ecosystem-based approach; fisheries data quality; EU legislation affairs

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental changes and human-induced effects have an impact on management systems’ capacity to meet optimum goals. A variety of approaches have been developed to analyze the abovementioned impacts on achieving a better performance of management strategies. The ecosystem-based approach to fisheries seems to be considered the most efficient way to achieve the goal of sustainable use of marine resources. Further, the ability of fisheries managers to respond clearly and in a timely manner to identify changes is of great importance. In this context, adopting management procedures to include environmental changes and human-induced effects might improve management goals only if the manner in which these factors are addressed is well understood. As a result, fisheries management could identify the unsustainable depletion of fisheries resources as ecological damage and a public nuisance that erodes public trust in fisheries.

Dr. Sanja Matić-Skoko
Dr. Dimitrios Moutopoulos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • management strategy evaluation
  • human-induced effects
  • fisheries compliance

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An Economic View on the Effects of Invasive Rabbitfishes Based on Fishers’ Perspectives: The Case of the Parrotfish Métier in the South Ionian Sea
by Angelos Liontakis and Vassiliki Vassilopoulou
Fishes 2023, 8(9), 447; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8090447 - 4 Sep 2023
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The effect of thermophilic species invasion in the eastern Mediterranean is well-noted in the literature. During the last decade in western Greek waters, small-scale fisheries (SSF) catches exhibit increased relative contribution of rabbitfishes, which have originated from the Red Sea and inhabited the [...] Read more.
The effect of thermophilic species invasion in the eastern Mediterranean is well-noted in the literature. During the last decade in western Greek waters, small-scale fisheries (SSF) catches exhibit increased relative contribution of rabbitfishes, which have originated from the Red Sea and inhabited the country’s southeastern part since the Second World War. This study has used quantitative and qualitative information to assess the short-term economic effect of the rabbitfishes’ expansion in the SSF métier targeting the indigenous thermophilic parrotfish in the South Ionian Sea. The short-term micro-level negative economic effects of the rabbitfishes’ invasion and the corresponding adverse effects on fishers’ economic wealth have been estimated. The results indicate attitudinal differences among fishers, although their local ecological knowledge may enable them to avoid rabbitfishes’ hot spots and mitigate the respective economic losses, that particularly for smaller SSF vessels already seem to be quite important. As climate warming may further facilitate the expansion of rabbitfishes, outcompeting parrotfish, the latter métier may eventually become economically unsustainable. Fine-scale analysis at the métier level enables addressing the specificities of social-ecological systems and can contribute to informed and more effective decision making related to SSF, which is an important building block of Mediterranean coastal communities. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Great Reset in Fisheries Management: Fisheries under Contrasting Environmental and Human-Induced Effects)
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Implementing Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission: Challenges and Prospects
by Huihui Shen and Liming Song
Fishes 2023, 8(4), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8040198 - 12 Apr 2023
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The ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) is considered one of the key management approaches for addressing global resource decline and promoting the health and resilience of ecosystems. This paper explores how the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which manages tuna [...] Read more.
The ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) is considered one of the key management approaches for addressing global resource decline and promoting the health and resilience of ecosystems. This paper explores how the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which manages tuna fisheries, has incorporated the ecosystem approach into its management and decision-making system. This study finds that (1) the WCPFC lacks incentives to adopt EAFM as a whole due to its management priorities on target species and some key bycatch species; (2) inadequate scientific information on associated species and the environment hinders ecosystem risk assessments, leading to delays in EAFM-related decisions; and (3) the organization has given little consideration to human factors. The authors suggest developing an EAFM vision with a clear roadmap to guide the implementation of EAFM and applying area-based management tools in cases where there is limited data and scientific information. The proposed coordination mechanism aims to address growing concerns about labor issues by involving multiple stakeholders in the development of a management measure on labor standards. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Great Reset in Fisheries Management: Fisheries under Contrasting Environmental and Human-Induced Effects)
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Vulnerability of the Small-Scale Fishery to Climate Changes in the Northern-Central Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
by Francesco Cavraro, Marco Anelli Monti, Sanja Matić-Skoko, Alberto Caccin and Fabio Pranovi
Fishes 2023, 8(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010009 - 23 Dec 2022
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Climate change is altering the functioning of ecosystems and species distribution worldwide, with negative impacts on human activities, including fisheries. The Adriatic Sea is an extremely productive area for fisheries, due to the strong outflow of nutrients from rivers and the periodic mixing [...] Read more.
Climate change is altering the functioning of ecosystems and species distribution worldwide, with negative impacts on human activities, including fisheries. The Adriatic Sea is an extremely productive area for fisheries, due to the strong outflow of nutrients from rivers and the periodic mixing of nutrients from the Mediterranean. However, the Adriatic Sea is also a semi-closed basin, where species do not have the ability to move to higher latitudes to avoid warming of the waters. Climate change acts on biodiversity in a variety of ways, such as causing changes in the trophic network—favoring the intake of thermophilic alien species, often in competition with local species—and altering the biological cycles of acclimatized marine species to temperate–cold climates. These problems become critical factors for the survival of species and for fisheries relying on these resources. Within this context, to have estimates of possible modifications of the nektonic community in the near future could be quite useful for preparing adaptation plans. In this paper, using Maximum Entropy models under RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios, we estimated the future habitat suitability for a set of marine nektonic species of different thermal affinity (e.g., cold, temperate and warm species) within GSA17 (Northern and Central Adriatic Sea), among the most productive—and most exploited—areas of the Mediterranean Sea. This study shows how, at the current pace, climate change could modify marine ecosystems to the extent that future habitat suitability will decrease for nearly half of the species considered, with a decrease in landings from 13.5 to 86.9%, depending on the scenario. Only for the blue crab Callinectes sapidus has an increase in habitat suitability been observed. For most of the species considered, temperature was the most important variable to explain the probability of relative presence within the GSA17. On the other hand, GSA17 climatic conditions in the near future under the tested scenarios could become a suitable environment for tropical species, which could find here a suitable habitat, at least in terms of thermal features. Results of the present study can help the management of fishery resources and local markets in the near future, providing information to predict changes in the composition of the aquatic community and draw up management plans that take into account the effects of climate change. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Great Reset in Fisheries Management: Fisheries under Contrasting Environmental and Human-Induced Effects)
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The Rich Get Stronger: The Purse Seine Fishery of the Turkish Straits System
by Sefer Furkan Koyun, Taner Yıldız and Aylin Ulman
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 301; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060301 - 22 Oct 2022
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Purse seiners generally try to maximize their revenues by targeting multiple species, starting with the most valuable ones available. The technology and capacity of purse seiners can be exceptionally high for the stocks found in the Marmara Sea, Turkey’s only inland sea, due [...] Read more.
Purse seiners generally try to maximize their revenues by targeting multiple species, starting with the most valuable ones available. The technology and capacity of purse seiners can be exceptionally high for the stocks found in the Marmara Sea, Turkey’s only inland sea, due to its small size and nearly totally enclosed nature. Due to their large capabilities, they are responsible for the majority of catches and hence declines from this sea and thus should be held responsible for the poor state of marine stocks in the region. This study examines the catch compositions, expenses, and revenue sharing of purse seiners by using one representative vessel class for each of the four vessel length categories in the Marmara Sea. Surveys were also conducted with purse seine fishers to assess their perceptions related to fisheries management strategies along with their ideas for transitioning towards sustainable fisheries. As purse seiners are prominent stakeholders in the Marmara Sea fisheries, they should be incorporated into management guidance for effectiveness, along with other stakeholders. This study provides novel socio-economic data along with their perspectives, which may assist in improving policy decisions and capabilities. Our results demonstrate that purse seiners do not consider that their actions are a contributing factor to the current state of the fisheries, they trust in their amassed historical local knowledge, and seem to want to rebuild the resources, however only with minimal rules imposed on their sector. Full article
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Fishers, Let Us Talk: Validating Métiers in a Multi-Gear Coastal Fishing Fleet
by Monika J. Szynaka, Mariana Fernandes, Mariana Anjos, Karim Erzini, Jorge M. S. Gonçalves and Aida Campos
Fishes 2022, 7(4), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7040174 - 19 Jul 2022
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In the multi-gear coastal fleet in the Algarve (South Portugal), fishers own licenses for various fishing gears. However, they generally do not use all these licenses, and therefore, it is difficult to estimate the impacts this fleet has on the local environment. In [...] Read more.
In the multi-gear coastal fleet in the Algarve (South Portugal), fishers own licenses for various fishing gears. However, they generally do not use all these licenses, and therefore, it is difficult to estimate the impacts this fleet has on the local environment. In this study, two types of questionnaires were used directed to the local fishers from the multi-gear fleet during interviews carried out between November 2019 and July 2021 with the objective to validate the métiers proposed for this fleet in a previous study using multivariate analysis on past landing profiles. A total of 10 out of the 11 proposed métiers were validated, including four métiers with gillnets, three with dredges, two with trammel nets, and one with traps. Additional métiers were identified not found in the previous study. The results obtained with the two types of questionnaires are presented, and their usefulness in validating the gear used and the seasonality of fishing activities are discussed, as well as their contribution to a clearer distinction between target species and commercial by-catch. Full article
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