Managing Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean Sea

Ussif Sumaila and Ling Huang

Marine Policy, 2012, vol. 36, issue 2, 502-511

Abstract: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is an important but not well managed fishery in the Mediterranean Sea. In this paper, management system is evaluated with information on stock status, resource rent, and total employment. The non-restrictive implementation of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) policies is found to be the institutional reason for its management failure, while the common-property and shared stock nature of this fishery is the fundamental reason. To address these major issues, policy schemes are proposed to help sustainably manage this valuable resource in the Mediterranean Sea.

Keywords: Bluefin Tuna; ICCAT; Shared stock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.08.010

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