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Whose fish is it anyway? Investigation of co-management and self-governance solutions to local issues in Queensland's inshore fisheries
Project number:
2009-211
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$300,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Daryl McPhee
Organisation:
McPhee Research Consultants Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
8 Oct 2009
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30 Jun 2011
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Traditional management approaches have in many cases failed to address equity, socio-economic, sustainability and environmental issues raised by stakeholders in fisheries from a local, or regional perspective. This has been particularly the case for inshore fisheries.
A range of 'local' issues were raised in the recent Regulatory Impact Statement and Draft Public Benefit consultation process for the Queensland East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery. This project sets out to take an experimental approach to developing solutions to these concerns by investigating a limited number of local problems in a comprehensive manner, with the hope that they will assist in the development of models which can be used to tackle similar situations, both within Queensland and in similar fisheries around Australia, identified in the 2008 FRDC Inshore Fisheries Forum. The project will showcase the first attempts to adopt the 'Steps in implementing co-management' proposed in FRDC's 'Co-management' report (project no. 2006/068).
This project will support both the Queensland fishing industry and the Queensland Government's aspirations to develop improved partnerships between all stakeholders involved in the fishing industry, and through greater sharing of responsibility for management arrangements re-position the Fisheries Group's relationship in the 'management arena' as both a stakeholder and facilitator, in contrast to its historical role of authorising agent.
The implementation of this program will also assist in capacity building of the industry organisation (QSIA), particularly in terms of its readinesss to be involved with, and take a lead role in the development and assessment of new fisheries management tools in the new era of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM).
1. Trial the implementation of a locally based co-management approach in three areas.
2. Empirically assess the local socio-economic environment as it pertains to the fishery and identify the various tools that may be applied to local management issues.
3. Assess the applicability of the identified management tools to each local circumstance, and the socio-economic cost and benefits of their application.
4. Develop appropriate proposals for local area fisheries management and identify the pathways and timeframes necessary to implement them.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-646-80487-3
Author:
Daryl McPhee and Renae Tobin
Final Report
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2019-08-02
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7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf
The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Development of co-management arrangements for Queensland fisheries - stage 1 picking the winners
Project number:
2006-026
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$172,790.00
Principal Investigator:
Daryl McPhee
Organisation:
McPhee Research Consultants Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
30 Jul 2006
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30 Sep 2008
Contact:
FRDC
This proposal directly addresses QFIRAC priority 2.2b. "Development of case studies for co-management options in Queensland fisheries". The pre-proposal was ranked high by QFIRAC and the PI was invited to submit a full proposal to the FRAB. The FRAB reviewed a draft of the full proposal at its October meeting and the proposal was ranked the second highest of all draft full proposals submitted to the FRAB this year.
The need for co-management has also been identified by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries as a key to the future economic prosperity of the Queensland commercial fishing industry. It has the potential to build-on, and progress further, cultural change in industry sectors. It also has the potential to reduce cost of production for industry and administrative costs for Government. It can also lead to real time monitoring and management, allowing for fisheries to respond to natural environmental variability through adaptive management that adds to, rather than compromises economic viability.
The need for greater co-management, particularly for small scale fisheries, was also a central theme of Seafood Directions 2005 recently held in Sydney. In particular, the presentation by Martin Smallridge on the Spencer Gulf Prawn Fishery highlighted what could be achieved by a co-management approach. Further, the AFMF have identified co-managament as a medium-high priority.
1. Identify the fisheries characteristics required for effectively implementing new co-management arrangements in Queensland fisheries.
2. Identify Queensland fisheries that have the characteristics most ameniable to a co-management approach.
3. Identify the tangible incentives for government and industry to adopt a co-management approach in Queensland fisheries.
4. From the relevent fisheries selected, identify the fisheries management processes that could be devolved to industry.
Final report
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