Comparing management of recreational Pagrus fisheries in Shark Bay (Australia) and Sagami Bay (Japan): Conventional catch controls versus stock enhancement

Ronald W.D. Mitchell, Osamu Baba, Gary Jackson and Tatsuya Isshiki

Marine Policy, 2008, vol. 32, issue 1, 27-37

Abstract: This paper compares the management of recreational fisheries for pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) in the inner gulfs of Shark Bay (Australia) and the closely related red sea bream (Pagrus major) in Sagami Bay (Japan). Fishing and other factors have resulted in population declines of these species in both regions. In response, fishery managers have employed contrasting management, more conventional catch controls in Shark Bay and stock enhancement in Sagami Bay. Although recreational harvest levels were higher than commercial levels in both fisheries, the driving mechanisms are comparatively different due to historical, social, economic and political issues in the respective locations.

Keywords: Multi-sector; conflict; Catch; allocations; Total; allowable; catch; Recreational; fisheries; management; Cost; recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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