The OECD Handbook for Fisheries Managers
Principles and Practice for Policy Design
The Fisheries Manager's Handbook is a compilation of OECD work designed to aid policy makers develop and implement good policies and management tools in fisheries. Drawing upon years of OECD research, it demonstrates how an open policy design process with clear objectives, using market-based instruments and focussed on effective stock management can benefit all those involved in or concerned about the fisheries sector. Of interest not only to policy makers, it will provides a useful guide to NGOs and other interested parties on the principles and processes of good policy design.
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Dealing with capacity issues in fisheries
This chapter addresses the issue of overcapacity of fishing fleets. Too many boats chasing too few fish is an evocative quote but the economics of capacity are more complex. This chapter describes the difference between technical and economic overcapacity, showing how one is a normal and expected feature of fishing fleets while the other is a consequence of poor policy design. The chapter prescribes some solutions to capacity issues in the context of a well-functioning management system.
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