Incentivising selective fishing under a policy to ban discards; lessons from European and global fisheries |
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| Institution: | 1. University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Norwich, UK;2. Cefas Lowestoft, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, UK;1. The School of Business and Science, University of Akureyri, Iceland;2. Department of Economics, University of Iceland, Iceland;3. Department of Business, University of Akureyri, Iceland;1. MARICE, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland;2. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;3. Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA 98192, USA;1. New Economics Foundation, 10 Salamanca Place, SE1 7HB London, UK;2. Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, University of Santiago, Av. Angel Echevarry s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain;3. Campus Do⁎ Mar, International Campus of Excellence, Spain;4. School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Deiniol Road LL57 2UW, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK;5. Environment Department, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK;1. Faculty of Business Administration, University of Akureyri, Iceland;2. Faculty of Business Administration, University of Iceland, Iceland |
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| Abstract: | The reduction of discards in European fisheries has been identified as a specific objective of the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. To reduce the uncertainty in catch data and the socially unacceptable waste of resources that results from the disposal of catch at sea, a policy to ban discards has been proposed. Discard bans are currently implemented in Alaska, British Columbia, New Zealand, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland. Experience from these countries highlights that a policy of mandatory landings can result in a reduction in discards, but relies upon a high level of surveillance or economic incentives to encourage fishers to land more of their catch. Discard bans will also not result in long term benefits to stocks unless total removals are reduced, through the avoidance of undersized, non-commercial or over quota catch. Experience shows that additional management measures are required to incentivise such a move towards more selective fishing. Success has resulted from the use of area closures and bycatch limits, with potential applications in EU fisheries. However, selective fishing will not be a panacea for the current state of European fisheries; discard bans and accompanying measures must be embedded in a wider management system that constrains fishing mortality to reasonable levels before sustainable exploitation can occur. |
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| Keywords: | Discard ban Selective fishing Catch quotas Bycatch |
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