Fisheries Policies

Policy instruments in the fishery sector come under two general headings, ones that are encouraging capital investment and greater catches and those acting against overcapitalisation and overcapacity trying to reduce catches. Control of fishing effort has been the major problem in fisheries management since the mass mechanisation of the worlds fishing fleets after World War two and there have been large volumes of work dedicated to the reduction of fishing effort and attaining the holy …

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