Is Europe ready for a results-based approach to fisheries management? The voice of stakeholders

Jose L Santiago, Marta A Ballesteros, Rosa Chapela, Cristina Silva, Kåre N Nielsen, Mafalda Rangel, Karim Erzini, Laura Wise, Aida Campos, Maria F Borges, Antonello Sala, Massimo Virgili, Jónas R. Viðarsson, Alan Baudron, Paul G. Fernandes

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Abstract

The reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), adopted by the European Union in 2013, aims to achieve sustainable exploitation of marine resources. Beyond the mainstream of stakeholders׳ engagement, the literature increasingly calls for shared accountability in fisheries management. In such scenarios, identifying stakeholders׳ insights becomes critical for a successful design of innovative management approaches. This paper analyses how the stakeholders perceive a results-based management system for four fisheries in different European sea-basins as well as at a pan-European level. The results indicate a need for adaptive and participatory management approaches, building on regional adaptations within transparent and plural frameworks for fisheries. To succeed, the system should explicitly address its associated public and private costs; neither participation nor accountability comes for free.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-97
Number of pages12
JournalMarine Policy
Volume56
Early online date19 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2015

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgments
We remain grateful to all institutions and stakeholders which made this research possible through their availability, participation and active involvement. We are likewise thankful to all project partners for their support in the completion of this paper, especially to Maria Armesto. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007-2013) under the grant agreement number 265401 – EcoFishMan project. This article does not necessarily reflect the Commission views and in no way anticipates its future policy

Keywords

  • fisheries stakeholders
  • results-based management
  • co-management
  • participation
  • stakeholder analysis

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