Fisheries Management History

Marine Science Fisheries

what gear did the palaeolithic era use for fishing?

bone, horn and lances

what gear did the mesolithic era use for fishing?

bone, horn, ivory, cave paintings

what did ancient egyptians use for fishing?

hooks (wood and bone), tomb scenes, papyrus documents

what did ancient greeks use for fishing?

traps and hooks

what did romans use for fishing?

lines, drawings of fish and inverts

2000 bce fishing gear

woven nets, spears and reed boats

china 400 bce fishing gear

bamboo rods, silk like, needle hooks

1600 - 300 bce colonisation of pacific island fishing gear

boats and fishing methods were storage ponds/ fish farms - preservation techniques

changes that allowed commercial fishing

preservation and storage, drying and selling - used by vikings in 500-1400 bce

when did management start and what with

started in 180 CE with a series of 5 poems called

1. habits and habitats of sea creatures

2. strong devour the week

3. qualities of a good fisherman

4. lust and gluttony in sea creatures and humans will lead to our doom

5. sea monsters and how to hunt them

what was the earliest 1200 maori fisher regulation

prohibited taking more than what could be eaten

early trawls 1376 controversy and regulation

petition for destroying substrate and excessive catch - gear should be used in deeper waters - no action was taken place

who formed the ‘herring drifters’ in 1400

the Dutch with deep-sea fishing

what are regulations for quality and curring?

size limits, mesh sizes and seasons

what was 1700 pre-french revolution regulations?

local boards at fishing harbours, fair allocation, protection from outside intrusions

what were the 1602-1868 japan regulations?

coastal water extensions of land, fishing grounds controlled by the village heads.

what was the 1609 mare liberum fishery regulation?

the sea cannot be attached to the possessions of any particular nation.

what are the terms in fisheries management?

• information gathering

• analysis

• planning

• consultation

• decision-making

• allocation of resources

• formulation and implementation with necessary law enforcement to ensure environmental compliance of regulations or rules

what is the difference between legislation ang regulation?

1. legislation must be implemented and is passed by parliament and is broad legal policy

2. regulation is how authority implements the law, rules and bylaws.

what are the goals and objective of fishery management?

• collecting data to ensure regulations feed into goals

• depends on political agenda

• are biological, social, economical and political

what is yield, overfished, and fishing effort?

• yield is the catch and will increase with increasing effort up to a certain point

• overfished is when the population can’t replenish itself

• fishing effort is the amount of fishing activity used in an area over a specific period, measured by the number of boats, gear types and house spent fishing.

What are the harvest strategies?

• frameworks for making management decisions

• objectives for fish population and fisheries

• monitoring programs (cameras)

• indicators and reference points

• assessment for indicators

• implementing the precautionary approach

• public declare of goals and clear long-term vision for all stakeholders

• quick action by managers as case-specific actions are pre-determined

• reduce politcal influence

• account for risks

what is the management plan for fishers?

• regulations to enact the harvest strategy

• description of fishery

• management objects

• how they are achieved

• review processed

• planning > objectives > info gathering > analysis and forecasting > consultation with interested parties > decision making > formulation of rules > enforcement > implementation.