Compliance of bag net fishery of Maharashtra coast,India with Article 7 of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, Maharashtra, India;2. Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mumbai 400061, Maharashtra, India;1. Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami, 1365 Memorial Drive, Miami, FL 33146, USA;2. RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA;3. Upwell, 110 Capp St. Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA;4. Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K4P045;1. Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Center, PO Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland;2. Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, 2a Lootsi, 80012 Pärnu, Estonia;3. Dr. Matej David Consult, Korte 13e, SI-6310 Izola, Slovenia;4. National Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel;5. GoConsult, Grosse Brunnenstr. 61, D-22763 Hamburg, Germany;6. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, PO Box 5667, St. Johns, NL, Canada A1C 5X1;7. Marine Organism Investigations, Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland;8. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio, 14, I-27100 Pavia, Italy;9. Marine Science and Technology Center, Klaipeda University, H. Manto 84, 92294, Klaipeda, Lithuania;10. MIT Sea Grant College Program, E38-300 Cambridge, MA 02139, United States;1. Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USA;2. Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;3. WorldFish, PO Box 438, Honiara, Solomon Islands;4. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, B.P. A5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia;5. WorldFish, Bayan Lepas, Penang 11960, Malaysia;6. Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia;7. Statistics for Development Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia;8. Locally Managed Marine Areas Network, PO Box S-37, Suva, Fiji;9. Cardno, PO Box 19, St Leonards, NSW 1590, Australia;10. Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The paper presents the results of evaluation of compliance of the bag net fishery of Maharashtra coast, India with the relevant clauses of Article 7 (Fisheries management) of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). Questionnaire-based approach that covered ten categories of stakeholders responsible wholly or partially for the management of the bag net fishery was used in the present study. Evaluation of the Code revealed an overall compliance level of 67.52%. The study identified the critical areas of low compliance levels that require immediate attention. Though the bag net fishery is the most common and traditional fishery of Maharashtra that supports livelihood of several fishers, there is no specific policy to regulate, develop and ensure sustainability of the bag net fish resources. Therefore the Code could be taken as a reference document to facilitate responsible management of the bag net fishery taking the local conditions into account. The findings of the present study could be used as a diagnostic tool to help in suggesting measures to ensure sustainability of the bag net fishery resources achievable by making amendments to the fisheries policies of the State. |
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| Keywords: | Bag net fishery Compliance FAO Code Fisheries policy |
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