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IDEAS OF SUSTAINABILITY/CONSERVATION (Attitudes (Changing attitudes…
IDEAS OF SUSTAINABILITY/CONSERVATION
Management
Approaches
Fisheries should be separate from conservation
Natural capital in management
Eco-system based approach
Local 'ownership' important
Need for conservation approaches to join up
Fishers need to respect the fish above all
Practical
Management that prioritises stock health will benefit all fishermen
Licences/permits should be limited
Managing for behaviour change towards more conservation
Ownership does not automatically bring stewardship
Rules need to apply to all fishermen to increase sustainability
Conservation helps all fishermen, just need to communicate benefits
Commercial sector
If another country will end up catching fish we conserve, we might as well get them first
Commercial fishermen need rules to force them to conserve
Competition can breed unsustainable practices
Inefficient fishing methods are good for conservation
Role of Managers
IFCA focussing on conservation
Obligation to conserve fish
IFCA has duty to conserve fish stocks
Sustainability & equity at base of management
Meanings of conservation/sustainability
Conservation measures must have benefit for current fishermen
Tension between fishing & conservation
Sustainable fishery viewed differently by commercial fishers and conservationists
Lack of understanding of fishing practices by conservationists
Interpretation
Natural not always best
Fish stock improving
Stock decline is part of cycle
Inshore fishery has minimal impact on stocks
Uncertainty of wider impacts of fishing
Netting ban in estuaries is good for fish stock health
Attitudes
Changing attitudes amongst recreational fishers
Voluntary 'rules' set by commercial fishers
Voluntary 'rules' set by recreational fishers
Fishermen as conservationists
Change in fishermen's attitudes - moving towards more conservation
Overfishing as abuse
Notion of unethical behaviour in fishing
Importance
Stock health should come above all other elements in balancing exercise
Traditional fishing practices cannot outweigh stock health