Turning the Tide : Saving Fish and Fishers

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the first global assessment of the state of the world's ecological health, published in March 2005, identified global fisheries as one of fi ve global systems in critical condition. This paper is one of many studies that show how on local, regional, and global scales, fish are taken out of the sea far faster than many existing fishstocks can replenish themselves. The World Bank Group recognizes that it is time for a proactive, international approach to improve the fisheries sector worldwide. The challenge in moving toward a sustainable fishing industry is to maintain economic growth and development by enhancing productivity and the wealth of fisheries, while avoiding the overfi shing and ecological degradation that we see today. The World Bank Group's current efforts concentrate on coastal management, inland fisheries, and smallholder aquaculture operations, mostly in developing countries in Africa and East Asia. The World Bank Group will broaden its support for sustainable fisheries at country, regional, and global levels, and is establishing a new Global Program for Sustainable Fisheries (PROFISH). This program will focus on good governance, sustainable fisheries policies, and the promotion of effective fisheries strategies. In cooperation with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank Group is participating in regional fisheries initiatives, such as the Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and building on GEF's large marine ecosystem projects.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-06-01
Subjects:	ADJACENT FISHING, ADVERSE CLIMATE, ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, ANIMAL PROTEIN, ANNUAL CATCH ENTITLEMENT, AQUACULTURE, AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES, AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS, AQUATIC ORGANISMS, AQUATIC PLANTS, AQUATIC SYSTEMS, BACK FISHING, BENEFITS TO FISHERS, BIOMASS, BUYBACK SYSTEMS, CAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTION, CARP, CATCH LIMITS, CATCHES, CATCHING CAPACITY, CATCHING FISH, COASTAL COMMUNITIES, COASTAL FISHING, COASTAL FISHING COMMUNITIES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CORAL, CORAL REEFS, COST OF FISH, CULTURED SPECIES, DECLINE IN FISHERY, DECLINE IN FISHERY RESOURCES, DEEPER WATERS, DEGRADED AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, DEMAND FOR FISHERIES PRODUCTS, ECOLOGICAL CRISIS, ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION, ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL LOSS, ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS, ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT, EQUITABLE FISHERIES, EXCESS FLEET CAPACITY, EXISTING WILD POPULATIONS, EXPORT VALUE, FECAL MATTER, FISH, FISH AS FEED, FISH AS NUTRITION, FISH CONSUMPTION, FISH FEED, FISH FEEDS, FISH OIL, FISH OILS, FISH POPULATIONS, FISH PRODUCTION, FISH PRODUCTS, FISH PROTEINS, FISH RESOURCES, FISH SPECIES, FISH STOCKS, FISHED, FISHERIES, FISHERIES CRISIS, FISHERIES DATA, FISHERIES EMPLOYMENT, FISHERIES GOVERNANCE, FISHERIES ISSUES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANS, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOL, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLS, FISHERIES POLICIES, FISHERIES PRODUCTION, FISHERIES PRODUCTS, FISHERIES RESOURCES, FISHERIES SECTOR, FISHERIES STRATEGIES, FISHERIES TARGETS, FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY, FISHERS, FISHERY, FISHERY PRODUCTS, FISHERY REGULATIONS, FISHERY RESOURCES, FISHING, FISHING ACTIVITIES, FISHING BOATS, FISHING CAPACITY, FISHING COMMUNITIES, FISHING FLEET, FISHING FLEETS, FISHING GROUNDS, FISHING INDUSTRY, FISHING LICENSES, FISHING OPERATIONS, FISHING POWER, FISHING PRESSURE, FISHING RIGHTS, FISHING VESSELS, FISHMEAL, FLEETS, FOOD CHAIN, FOOD COMMODITY, FOOD WEBS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS, FOREIGN FLEETS, FRESH WATER, FRESH WATER CAPTURE FISHERIES, GEAR MAKING, GENETIC BIODIVERSITY, GLOBAL FISHERIES, GLOBAL FISHING FLEET, GLOBAL MARINE FISHERIES, GROWTH OF AQUACULTURE, HABITAT QUALITY, HATCHERIES, INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES, INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, INLAND FISHERIES, INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN FISHERIES, ISLAND, LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM, LARGER FISH, LOSS IN BIODIVERSITY, LOWER CATCH, MAIN TARGET SPECIES, MARINE CAPTURE FISHERIES, MARINE ECOSYSTEM, MARINE FISH, MARINE FISH SPECIES, MARINE FISHERIES, MARINE FOOD WEBS, MARINE PROTECTED AREA, MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, MARINE RESERVES, MARINE STEWARDSHIP, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, NATURAL RESOURCE COMMODITY, NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, NUTRIENT, NUTRIENT FLOWS, OCEAN ENVIRONMENT, OCEAN HEALTH, OCEANS, OLD FEMALE FISH PRODUCE, OLD FEMALES, OLDER FEMALES, OPEN ACCESS TO OCEANS, OPEN OCEAN, OPEN-ACCESS REGIMES, OPEN-ACCESS RESOURCE, OVERFISHING, OYSTERS, PARTNERSHIP, PLANKTON, POLLUTION, PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTIONS, PREY, PRICE OF FOOD FISH, RED SNAPPER, REFUGIA FOR TARGET SPECIES, REGIONAL FISHERIES, RELEASE OF JUVENILES, REMOTE FISHING, REMOVAL OF FISH, REMOVING FISHING VESSELS, RESPONSIBLE FISHING, RURAL FISHING COMMUNITIES, SALMON, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, SEA, SEAS, SEAWEED, SHALLOW WATERS, SHRIMP, SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES, SMALLER FISH, SMALLHOLDER AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS, SPAWNING, SPILLOVER, STOCK CONDITION, STOCK-ENHANCEMENT, STOCK-ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS, SUPPLY OF FISH, SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE, SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE FISHING, SUSTAINABLE FISHING INDUSTRY, SUSTAINABLE USE, TERRITORIAL USE RIGHTS, TIDE, TILAPIA, TONNES OF FISH, TOTAL WORLD FISHERIES, TOTAL WORLD TRADE OF FISH, VALUABLE FISH, WATER COVER, WILD CAPTURE, WILD CAPTURE FISHERIES, WILD JUVENILES, WILD POPULATIONS, WILD STOCKS, WORLD PRODUCTION, YOUNGER FEMALES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/18634674/turning-tide-saving-fish-fishers-building-sustainable-equitable-fisheries-governance https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16960
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