Selecting and assessing social objectives for Australian fisheries management |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Adjunct Senior Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, C/- PO Box 3287, Prahran East VIC 3181, Australia;2. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, University Drive South, ACT 2617, Australia;3. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 2583, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;4. Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA, GPO Box 1625, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia;5. Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, GPO Box 46, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;1. Alaska Pacific University, Department of Environmental Science, 4101 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA;2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, City and Regional Planning, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA;3. University of Alaska-Anchorage, Institute of Social and Economic Research, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA;1. Department of Economics, University of Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia;2. Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;3. Marine and Coastal Research Institute “José Benito Vives de Andréis” (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia;1. Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Building 233, Innovation Campus, NSW 2522, Australia;2. Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia;3. ENVision Environmental Consulting, Canberra, Australia;1. Department of Mathematical Sciences and Natural Resources, Northland College, Ashland, WI 54806, United States;2. Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States;3. Office of Applied Science, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI 53716, United States;4. Escanaba Lake Research Station, Office of Applied Science, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Boulder Junction, WI 54512, United States;1. Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3EU, UK;2. Substance, Fourways House, 57 Hilton Street, Manchester M1 2EJ, UK;3. Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK;4. Marine Management Organisation, 9, Millbank, c/o 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, UK |
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| Abstract: | This paper details Australian research that developed tools to assist fisheries managers and government agencies in engaging with the social dimension of industry and community welfare in fisheries management. These tools are in the form of objectives and indicators. These highlight the social dimensions and the effects of management plans and policy implementation on fishing industries and associated communities, while also taking into account the primacy of ecological imperatives. The deployment of these objectives and indicators initially provides a benchmark and, over the life of a management plan, can subsequently be used to identify trends in effects on a variety of social and economic elements that may be objectives in the management of a fishery. It is acknowledged that the degree to which factors can be monitored will be dependent upon resources of management agencies, however these frameworks provide a method for effectively monitoring and measuring change in the social dimension of fisheries management.Essentially, the work discussed in this paper provides fisheries management with the means to both track and begin to understand the effects of government policy and management plans on the social dimension of the fishing industry and its associated communities. Such tools allow the consideration of these elements, within an evidence base, into policy arrangements, and consequently provide an invaluable contribution to the ability to address resilience and sustainability of fishing industries and associated communities. |
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| Keywords: | Social objectives Indicators Fisheries policy Management assessment Performance measures |
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