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ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
Volume 80, Issue 3, Pages 556-577Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsab252
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bycatch; catch avoidance; discards; fisheries; information sharing; real-time data
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Avoiding unwanted catches and reducing discards is an important objective of fisheries management. Fishers can improve selectivity of their fishing operations through technical measures, gear modifications, and adjusting when and where to fish. Real-time information sharing within a fleet can help fishers avoid unwanted catches, but there is often reluctance to share catch information with others.
Avoiding unwanted catches and reducing discards is an important objective of fisheries management. Fishers can avoid unwanted catches to some extent by improving selectivity of their fishing operations. This can be achieved through technical measures and gear modifications but also by adjusting when and where fishing takes place. Having access to real-time information, as provided through information sharing within a fleet, can help fishers avoid unwanted catches. Yet, there often remains a reluctance to share catch information with others. This paper compiles information from 15 case study examples of existing information sharing schemes in fisheries throughout the world. We compare the structure and operation of each of these schemes and determine what motivated participants to join and share potentially sensitive catch information. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to designing and implementing information sharing schemes in fisheries, this paper highlights how industry and stakeholder support is often important, and understanding the needs, concerns, and motivations of any group of fishers is fundamental in developing and expanding such approaches.
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