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What was hot at the fourth World Fisheries Congress? *
Author(s) -
Chuenpagdee Ratana,
Bundy Alida
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
fish and fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.747
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1467-2979
pISSN - 1467-2960
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2006.00211.x
Subject(s) - fisheries science , sustainability , fisheries law , fishery , fisheries management , environmental resource management , biodiversity , ecosystem , ecosystem approach , theme (computing) , business , environmental planning , political science , geography , fishing , ecology , economics , computer science , biology , operating system
Given the current crisis in global fisheries, how well are we doing at managing fisheries? This short paper describes as summarises the results of a systematic assessment of the scientific papers presented at the Fourth World Fisheries Congress, the theme of which was ’Reconciling fisheries with conservation’. Over 200 papers were presented, 70% of which were based on natural sciences, focusing on issues such as biodiversity, species at risk, resiliency, ecosystem modelling, and ecosystem indicators. Encouragingly, over 60% of the papers scored medium to high for their potential contribution to reconciling fisheries with conservation. However, although the human dimensions of fisheries were recognized, few studies involved stakeholders beyond their roles of objects to study. Communication of scientific research findings, particularly to the general public, was notably absent and emphasised as one of the key challenges in achieving sustainability and in reconciling fisheries with conservation.