Welcome to Stockholm Resilience Centre Research for Governance
of Social-Ecological Systems Reclaiming leadership in fisheries
January 18, 2012 Dr Henrik sterblom Stockholm Resilience Centre
Slide 2 We used to be on top of the game Images from Wikipedia
Slide 3 Now, we have lost the initiative Slide 4 Fishing Pressure
Stock size Limit below which stock is too small Limit above which
fishing is to intensive USAEU Data: RAM legacy website, courtesy of
Dr Ray Hilborn Slide 5 Images from NMFS Slide 6 Sustained
overcapacity Maintained Subsidies DECISIONS Focusing on short-term
economic and social goals over long-term sustainability A We are
trapped in social- ecological feedbacks! Slide 7 Sustained
overcapacity Maintained Subsidies Decreased quality of stock
assessment Unsustainable quotas EVIDENCE Reduced Scientific
legitimacy DECISIONS Focusing on short-term economic and social
goals over long-term sustainability Depleted stocks A B We are
trapped in social- ecological feedbacks! Slide 8 Sustained
overcapacity Reduced Catch rates Maintained Subsidies COMPLIANCE
Increased incentives to cheat and reduced cooperation with science
Decreased quality of stock assessment Unsustainable quotas EVIDENCE
Reduced Scientific legitimacy DECISIONS Focusing on short-term
economic and social goals over long-term sustainability Depleted
stocks Reduced Profitability A B C sterblom et al. 2011 Marine
Policy Slide 9 Can we learn from the US? Best practice project: Dec
2008-April 2009 Literature reviews Interviews and workshops with
industry, NGO and policy makers in US, Canada and Norway Workshops
with European stakeholder Report and Scientific publication Mike
Sissenwine, David Symes, Katarina Veem, Tim Daw, Martina Kadin and
H.sterblom Slide 10 Findings Evidence Decision making Compliance
Slide 11 Findings - evidence Clear and trusted science Integrated,
ecosystem assessments Regional science centres Independent,
transparent peer-review of science Technology and incentives to
provide data VMS, video, reduce uncertainty Industry funded data
collection Observers, cost recovery schemes Stimulate co-learning
processes Collaborative research sterblom et al. 2011 Marine Policy
Slide 12 Findings decision making Clear rules and guidelines for
decision making Ecology first! Regionalization with industry and
NGO participation Regional fisheries management councils
responsible for developing operational management Proposed
management plans subject to approval by NMFS (federal agency)
Transparent decision making process sterblom et al. 2011 Marine
Policy Slide 13 Findings - compliance Discard ban (Norway and
Canada) Clear incentives for industry Certification, user rights,
reducing overcapacity Strong compliance mechanisms and enforcement
Supply chain tracking Enabled by elaborate inter-agency (coast
guard, customs, police, fisheries agency, tax authority)
cooperation Legitimacy of decisions through participation sterblom
et al. 2011 Marine Policy Slide 14 Will stocks recover with
perfect, science, decisions and compliance? Cod stocks of
Newfoundland showing signs of recovery Baltic cod stock showing
signs of recovery .after > 20 years. Social and ecological time
lags.. Regime shifts Climate dependent Emphasize the need to use to
available ability to influence the dynamics of stocks Slide 15
Regionalization, how will it improve the knowledge base? Facilitate
cooperation in existing scientific networks Further build trust
between diverse interests in RACs Perform integrated assessments
across scientific disciplines Perform collaborative research
projects with stakeholders Link fisheries science with ecology,
natural scientists with social scientists, scientists with
stakeholders Slide 16 Combine fisheries science and ecology for
integrated advice policy coherence with MSFD Cury et al. 2011
Science Slide 17 Regionalization, decision making and compliance
Devolve technical aspects to the regions, member states and fishing
industry Define principles, standards, goals and objectives at the
EU-level Delegate the translation of principles into management
plans to member states collaborating at the regional level This can
improve compliance and legitimacy! Slide 18 Suggestions for
regaining the initiative Ecology first Clear guidelines for
decision making Clear rules for implementation A regional approach
necessary to take different social-ecological context in to account
Give industry room to implement Ensure transparency and coherent
enforcement but.. Expect non-linear change and time lags! Slide 19
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