Does threat of mutually assured destruction produce quasi-cooperation in the mackerel fishery?

This paper uses a quarterly, game-theoretic model of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel to study the fishing strategies of five players: the EU, Norway, the Faeroe Islands, Iceland, and the international fishery on the high seas. Data on the spatial distribution of fish catches (1977–2011) are used to model changes in the distribution of the mackerel stock. The Nash equilibrium solutions predict a severe decimation of the stock through overfishing, either by parties (Iceland, the Faeroe Islands) that refuse to cooperate or by a general absence of cooperation. There is a wide discrepancy between this prediction and reality, as the stock seems, at most, only moderately overexploited, despite non-cooperation by Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. It is conjectured that these parties, and others, may engage in a degree of quasi-cooperation that falls somewhat short of full cooperation but avoids the extreme destruction of the Nash equilibrium. This tacit cooperation can be seen as being maintained by a mutually assured destruction of the fisheries of all parties in case they go to the logical extremes of non-cooperation.     

我国渔业资源管理政策研究

随着渔业资源的衰退,为保护渔业资源,我国制定出台了多项渔业资源管理政策,但实际应用中出现了诸多问题,导致政策未完全实现预期效果。为提高我国渔业资源管理政策成效,促进我国渔业经济高质量发展,文章利用案例分析法、定性分析与定量分析结合的方法,从投入控制、技术控制和产出控制角度,梳理我国三类渔业资源管理政策,系统分析我国各类渔业资源管理政策演进与应用及应用过程中存在的问题,有针对性地提出我国渔业资源管理政策优化方案。研究发现,我国渔业资源管理政策存在政府监管成本过高、政策执行不到位、渔业从业人员保护渔业资源的责任不清晰、渔业从业人员转业困难以及立法不完善的问题。未来可从发展渔业合作组织、增强渔业从业人员渔业资源保护意识、明确渔业从业人员保护渔业资源的具体责任、组织渔业从业人员职业培训和完善渔业资源管理政策立法方面着手,改进渔业资源管理政策。     

国内外海洋调查船现状对比分析

海洋调查船是专门进行海洋调查研究的工具,研究内容囊括了海洋气象、水声、物理、化学、生物、地质和水文等诸多学科,是我国海洋强国战略以及"一带一路"顺利实施的重要保障。海洋调查船按照使用的目的分为综合调查船、渔业调查船和极地调查船等。文章在各类调查船中分别选取了国内外具有代表性的船舶进行对比分析,总结了国内各类型调查船的优势和不足,对我国各类调查船的发展方向具有较好的借鉴意义。同时,文章根据对国内外调查船调查能力的对比,提出了我国调查船发展的建议:(1)完善调查船类型;(2)提高各类型船舶调查能力;(3)增加相应类型船舶数量,达到我国海洋调查需求;(4)推动海洋调查仪器设备的国产化进程;(5)加强国家海洋调查船队运行管理职能。     

Socio-economic,operational and technical characterisation of the harvesting of gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) in SW Portugal: Insights towards fishery co-management

The present study characterised the socio-economic, operational and technical aspects of harvesting the gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes) along the southwestern coast of Portugal. For this purpose, face-to-face interviews were conducted with commercial harvesters of the two most representative fishery associations (covering 51% licensed harvesters) in the area of the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. Based on traditional ecological knowledge, this study confirmed the local importance, ancestral character and family traditions of this activity, which constitutes the exclusive occupation of nearly half of the interviewed harvesters and an important source for household incomes. In addition, data was also gathered on preferential fishing zones, harvesting effort and duration, daily catches and selling prices. The main concerns, problems and difficulties experienced in this activity relate to the excessive number of recreational harvesters, creating problems at the levels of exploitation, commercialisation, management and inspection. The study further confirms the rising interest and involvement of the commercial harvesters in enhancing the competences of the local fishery associations. In particular, local harvesters want to encourage the development of a co-management system comprising spatial-temporal measures to avoid conflicts of use over space and resources, as well as innovative marketing strategies to improve the recognition, value and traceability of the shellfish. Overall, the information gathered is most valuable for adopting an alternative approach based on the cooperation and co-responsibility at local and regional levels, involving the stakeholders in the proposal of management measures adapted to the specificities of this area, activity and resource.     

江苏省五大湖泊水体重金属的监测与比较分析

2001—2011年(不含2004年)10年间对江苏省五大湖泊(太湖、滆湖、洪泽湖、高宝邵伯湖和骆马湖)的水体重金属浓度进行长期定点监测,按系统分组资料进行方差分析,以比较各重金属浓度在湖泊间的差异显著性,并在此基础上应用多指标综合评价法(TOPSIS法)对5个湖泊水体重金属进行综合比较.结果表明:除铜浓度外,5个湖泊间铅、镉、汞和砷4个指标浓度均存在极显著差异;5种重金属浓度湖泊内站位间均差异不显著;铅、镉和汞浓度站位内年份间差异显著或极显著.TOPSIS分析结果表明,总体而言高宝邵伯湖水体重金属污染程度最小,骆马湖水体重金属污染程度最大,洪泽湖、太湖和滆湖水体重金属污染综合评价优劣相当.