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Inland commercial fisheries management in France
Author(s) -
Boisneau P.,
MennessonBoisneau C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fisheries management and ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1365-2400
pISSN - 0969-997X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2001.00255.x
Subject(s) - fisheries management , fishing , fishery , business , face (sociological concept) , thematic map , drainage basin , sustainable development , fisheries law , environmental resource management , environmental planning , geography , political science , economics , sociology , social science , cartography , law , biology
The French fisheries management regime is based on public and private ownership of fishing waters associated with a complex multilevel management system. A total of 730 operational commercial inland fisheries were examined by analysis of thematic interviews and questionnaires. Commercial fishermen are beginning to understand the nature of their own activity and its relationship to the concept of sustainable management. Nevertheless, fishermen have to face two major problems: first, they are poorly represented on decision making bodies where anglers are dominant, and secondly their activities are governed by two separate ministries. Opportunities for future development may lie in decision making at the catchment level.