The European Landing Obligation Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries

This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at economical, socio-cultural, ecological and institutional levels. It also discusses the feasibility and benefits of several p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Uhlmann, Sven Sebastian (Editor), Uhlmann, Sven Sebastian. editor (editor), Ulrich, Clara. editor, Kennelly, Steven J. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham Springer Nature 2019
Cham : 2019.
Edición:1st ed. 2019.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430466906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Global and European perspectives on discard policies
  • 1. Strategies used throughout the world to manage fisheries discards – lessons for implementation of the EU Landing Obligation
  • 2. Discards in the Common Fisheries Policy: The evolution of the policy
  • 3. Requirements for documentation, data collection and scientific evaluations
  • Part II. Potential social, economic and ecological impacts of the Landing Obligation
  • 4. Fishing Industry perspectives on the EU Landing Obligation
  • 5. The implementation of the Landing Obligation in small-scale fisheries of southern European Union countries
  • 6. Potential economic consequences of the Landing Obligation
  • 7. The impact of fisheries discards on scavengers in the sea
  • Part III. Cultural,institutional and multi-jurisdictional challenges
  • 8. How the implementation of the Landing Obligation was weakened
  • 9. Muddying the waters of the Landing Obligation: how multi-level governance structures can obscure policy implementation
  • 10. The Baltic cod trawl fishery: the perfect fishery for a successful implementation of the Landing Obligation?
  • 11. Creating a breeding ground for compliance and honest reporting under the Landing Obligation: insights from behavioural science
  • Part IV. Tactical and technological options for reducing unwanted catches
  • 12. A Marine Spatial Planning approach to minimize discards: challenges and opportunities of the Landing Obligation in European waters
  • 13. The best way to reduce discards is by not catching them!
  • 14. Discard avoidance by improving fishing gear selectivity: helping the fishing industry help itself
  • 15. Mitigating slipping-related mortality from purse seine fisheries for small pelagic fish: Case studies from European Atlantic waters
  • 16. Onboard and vessel layout modifications
  • 17. What to do with unwanted catches: valorisation options and selection strategies
  • Part V. Control, monitoring and surveillance
  • 18. Tools and technologies for the monitoring, control and surveillance of unwanted catches
  • 19. Monitoring the implementation of the Landing Obligation: The Last Haul programme
  • 20. Possible uses of genetic methods in fisheries under the EU Landing Obligation.