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Is there the will to manage fisheries at a local level in the European Union? A case study from Shetland

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  • Crean, Kevin
  • Wisher, Steve J.

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The failure of the command and control approach to fisheries management has encouraged governments to look for new ways of balancing the requirement to conserve fish stocks and yet maintain a flow of benefits that will meet economic and social targets. In the quest to establish a system for sustaining production in the Common Pond, the European Union (EU) has begun to investigate alternatives to the current management system. This research paper examines the problems associated with the current management regime operating in the EU in the light of alternatives for managing the fisheries. The research seeks to establish whether, given the serious problems confronting the EU's fishing industries, fishermen would be prepared to accept change and offer their ideas and support to develop an alternative management system. The research draws on the opinions of fishermen from Shetland and discusses the findings gained from interviewing key informants in conjunction with the results of an opinion survey of skippers and boat owners.

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  • Crean, Kevin & Wisher, Steve J., 2000. "Is there the will to manage fisheries at a local level in the European Union? A case study from Shetland," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 471-481, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:24:y:2000:i:6:p:471-481
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    1. Kevin St. Martin, 2005. "Mapping Economic Diversity in the First World: The Case of Fisheries," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 37(6), pages 959-979, June.

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