Fishery Management 

Description

To be effective, the management of fisheries should be concerned with the whole stock unit over its entire area of distribution and take into account previously agreed measures established and applied in the same region, all removals and the biological unity and other characteristics of the stock. The best scientific evidence available should be used to determine, inter alia, the area of distribution of the resource and the area through which it migrates during its life cycle.
Long-term management objectives should be translated into management actions, formulated as a fishery management plan or other management framework. States and sub regional or regional fisheries management organisations should foster and promote international cooperation and coordination in all matters related to fisheries, including information gathering and exchange, fisheries research, management and development. States seeking to take any action through a non-fishery organisation should consult with the latter, in advance to the extent practicable, and take its views into account.
The book addresses the main issues confronting the fishery sector. The fishing industry has experienced many structural changes due to the introduction of new technology. These structural changes have, no doubt, brought many positive results, like efficient and effective exploitation of marine resources, increase in production, increase in foreign exchange earnings, protein rich food, etc.