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DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 301-311Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.10.025
Keywords
Western and Central Pacific Ocean; Capacity building; Coastal fisheries; Tuna
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- Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
- L'Institut de recherche pour le developpement (IRD)
- Collecte Localization Satellites (CLS)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Azti Tecnalia
- Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) [NA09OAR4320075]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [NA09OAR4320075]
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In the coming decades, fishery resource managers and policy-makers in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) will be increasingly challenged by the need to ensure food security in the context of a changing climate, increasing human pressure on the marine environment, and limited understanding of marine ecosystems and associated resources. These decision-makers must address a pressing and overarching question - how will pelagic resources and pressures on such resources change over time and space? Answering this question requires ongoing inquiry into critical dimensions of pelagic species and systems, for both the commercial tuna species that are managed by Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs), as well as nearshore pelagic fishes that support many small-scale fisheries and are managed at national and local levels. Research priorities include generating further insight into life history and physiology, oceanographic context, movement and migration, food webs, ecosystem dynamics and stock status. Concurrently, socioeconomic research is needed to tailor fisheries management strategies to local, national and regional conditions; and improve understanding of incentive structures among players in REMOs such as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. PI scientists and managers are ideally situated to generate new fisheries-relevant data; however, investments are needed to expand the capacity for research, management, and sustainable fisheries development within PICTs. Such capacity building can be accelerated through collaboration between PICTs, RFMOs, and scientific centers of excellence in Distant Water Fishing Nations. Without increased capacity development, this region will be adversely affected by the impacts of climate change and less able to take advantage of opportunities for economic development. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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