Workshop Fishing forever?

Workshop Fishing forever?

Arjan de Vries, Lise Alix and Wendy Vercruijsse

Workshop set-up

Play the pre-fisheries game 20 min.Theory on ocean’s management 20 min.Questions 5 min.Play the main fisheries game 40 min.Workshop evaluation 10 min.

What happens in the oceans?

Global fishstocksOcean managementDutch coastal situationFisheries certificationWhat fish to eat/to avoidQuestions

Global fish stock crisisGlobal fish stocks 2008 (FAO)

UnderexploitedModerately exploitedFully exploitedOverexploitedDepleted53%

3%

12%28%

But fishing continues....

Source: FAO. (2011) Review of the state of the world marine fishery resources

Ecosystem damageBycatchBottom destruction by

trawling

Ocean management?

Tragedy of the Commons

Fisheries controls

Effort limitationsTechnical measures Fish quotaFleet reductionMarine reserves or No-Take zonesFishing rights

North sea desert

Dutch Sea management North Sea Wadden Sea

EU Common fisheries policy

Fleet reduction Effort control Marine reserve with selective fishingTotal allowable catch activities

Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperative and DutchGovernment

The futureEarth Summit in June, 2012.

At this moment proposals are made:10% of ocean as marine reserve, banning subsidies, phazing out trawling, improving enforcement on high seas and ports (illigal fishing) and improved coordination on flags of convenience ships.

The reform of the EU CFP 2013

Key points: Discard banMaximum Sustainable Yield 2015RegionalizationSocial DimensionTransferable Fishing Concessions

MSC label

Principles:1. Sustainable fish stocks2. Minimizing environmental impact3. Effective management

Dining out?

http://www.noburestaurants.com/miami/private-events/set-menus/

McDonalds Fish-o-Filet Nobu’s Pathagonian Toothfish

Fish to avoid eating

Atlantic cod

Tuna

Orange Roughy/ Empereur

Rather eat these fish:North sea herring

White mullet

Japanese oyster

LinksMsc certificate: http://www.msc.orgViswijzer: http://www.goedevis.nl/GoedevisSustainable fish market: http://www.goedevissers.nlStichting de Noordzee: http://www.noordzee.nl/EU seas: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/atlas

Book used: Charles Clover,(2005) The End of the line. Ebury Pres, London.

Sustainable workshops: www.upgreenup.nlPermaculture projects Arjan: www.resilientculture.com

Questions?

Why European seas as managed commons failsLack of enfocement and too many fishermenThese are the 2 definitions of management failures

according to Hardins tragedy of the commons. P.149

Maximum Sustainable yieldBased on taking the amount of stock that maximizes profits on the assumption that reduced stocks enhance biological capacity and thus increase fish populationgrowth.

But....these assumptions are highly vulnareble to miscalculations, environmental disasters, fish diseases etc.

SubsidiesCreates overcapacity

Black fishIllegally fished in Europe:60% of Hake50% of cod in Brittain

50% of saith

Top ten species fully exploited