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Challenges for fishing activity & its management (Function &…
Challenges for fishing activity & its management
Function & purpose of IFCA
Role of IFCA
IFCA focused on local fisheries
Purpose of management
Government advocating for fishing industry
Government pressure to favour commercial fishermen
Government not strong enough to take decision unpopular with commercial fishermen
Management is for benefit of legal fishermen
Management is for benefit of commercial fishermen
IFCA acting as voice of fish
Priority for commercial fishermen
Still a commercial fisheries bias as hangover from SFC days
Dissatisfaction
Lack of trust in IFCA/MMO by inshore fishermen
Commercial fishermen against IFCA as get no benefit from it
Commercial lack of support for IFCA
Management only goes one way - areas/species never opened back up for fishermen
Management always negative for commercial fishermen
Management as interfering
Participation
Management not inclusive of fishermen
Lack of IFCA engagement with fishermen
Management with fishermen would be better
IFCA do not consult/involve fishermen/fishing communities enough
Dissatisfaction with IFCA Committee
Role of IFCA Committee
Councillors focus on costs
Local management means differences that will disadvantage some fishermen
Local management difficult as people will always cross boundaries
Lack of institutional join up a problem for IFCA and inshore fleet
Uncertainty over IFCA model & its permanency
Recreational fishers need to tale more interest in management
Expectation of something in return for recreational licence
Decision making
IFCA good at involving public in decision making
Management must be led by evidence
Frustration at need for evidence before can restrict fishing activity
Issues re what evidence is
Blame
Blame for management
Anglers unhappy with current management
Lack of stake for recreational fishers means they are left out of management decisions
Recreational voice that needs to be heard
Perceived lack of understanding of commercial fishing
Disregard of fishermen's knowledge
Commercial distrust of management
Need more enforcement
Blame on management
Blame for recreational fishers
Recreational fishers using commercial fishermen
Recreational fishers acting commercially
Commercial distrust of recreational fishers
Blame for commercial sector
Industrialisation of fishing is impacting stock health
Commercial fishing is to blame for declining fish stocks
Blame for commercial fishermen
Greed of commercial fishermen is partly behind quota mess
Public perception of commercial fishermen as greedy
Commercial fishermen short-sighted re stock health
Commercial fishermen exploiting rules to make more money
Recreational distrust of commercial fishermen
Commercial fishermen need to engage with management
IFCA consultation not effective as commercial fishermen do not engage
Tension between recreational and commercial sectors
Change
Desire for change in management practices
Overarching view needed as base of management
External factors
Fishing being pushed out by other uses of the sea
Concern at declining fish stocks
Climate change/longer term global change a challenge for IFCA
Challenges for fishermen from external factors
Too much regulation on inshore fishery
Reducing catches as reason to stop regulating
Commercial fishermen asking for stricter regulation
Frustration at lack of control of fishing activity
Commercial fishing needs further regulation management
Commercial fishermen should be obliged to contribute to costs of management
Recreational anglers should contribute to costs of management
All recreational activity should be managed
Recreational anglers should be licensed
Imbalance in resources/ability to partake in management