Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management : Global Experiences and European Prospects

The Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Solutions in European Fisheries Management (CEVIS) Project (2006 - 2009) was an exploration of how science can aid policy decisions. CEVIS teamed up biologists, economists, and other social scientists to evaluate four fisheries management innovations being considered for Europe: participatory approaches; rights-based regimes; effort control; and decision-rule systems. __Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Fisheries Management__ brings the CEVIS project full circle by providing further insights into the role of science in policy. The volume begins with a look at four places outside the European Union known for innovative management: New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Iceland. Then the focus shifts to the success criteria related to specific disciplines including biological and social robustness, economic efficiency and impacts on management costs. Hypotheses are tested using data capable of generating useful results. The main conclusions include a retrospective of how key concepts defined and represented the various perspectives, skills and backgrounds that made up the multidisciplinary CEVIS project. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Introduction: The CEVIS Idea....Pages 1-18 The New Zealand’s Quota Management System (QMS) and its Complementary Mechanisms....Pages 19-41 Rights-Based Management and Participatory Governance in Southwest Nova Scotia....Pages 43-68 Abundant Fish Stocks and Profitable Fisheries off Alaska – A Study on Harvest Control Rules and Pollock Cooperatives....Pages 69-95 The Icelandic ITQ System....Pages 97-118 Evaluating Biological Robustness of Innovative Management Alternatives....Pages 119-142 Evaluating Economic Efficiency of Innovative Management Regimes....Pages 143-162 Understanding Social Robustness in Selected European Fisheries Management Systems....Pages 163-189 Costs of Management in Selected Fisheries....Pages 191-210 Legal Aspects of Individual Transferable Quotas....Pages 211-232 How to Compare (the Efficiency of) Fisheries Management Systems?....Pages 233-246 Conclusion: The Innovation Evaluation Framework....Pages 247-269 Back Matter....Pages 271-272 Looks at four places outside the European Union known for innovative fisheries management: New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Iceland. This book focuses on the success criteria related to specific disciplines including biological and social robustness, economic efficiency and impacts on management costs.