Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries 2009
Policies and Summary Statistics
This publication describes major developments affecting fisheries in OECD countries in 2005, 2006 and some recent events of 2007, including changes in national and international policies, trade, and fisheries and aquaculture production. This edition contains a special chapter on Climate Change, Adaptation and the Fisheries Sector: A Review of the Key Issues.
COUNTRIES COVERED: Argentina, Chinese Taipei, Thailand (observers); Australia, Belgium Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France Germany, Greece, Icelend, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
New Zealand
Fisheries policy activities in 2006 and 2007 included the development of an objectives-based approach to fisheries management through fisheries plans. These will state what is needed to be achieved for a fishery (objectives) and the implementation strategies to achieve those objectivesincluding research, regulations, and compliance.