Encouraging policy change for sustainable and resilient fisheries

Claire Delpeuch and Barbara Hutniczak
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Claire Delpeuch: OECD
Barbara Hutniczak: OECD

No 127, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: How can policy makers successfully implement the policy changes needed to achieve greater economic, social, and environmental sustainability and resilience? This report combines lessons from the available literature, discussions with experts and stakeholders, as well as information on past policy change processes. Results suggest that, over the last decade, changes to fisheries policy have largely been triggered by the performance of the sector itself and how it is perceived, particularly with respect to resource management and to socio-economic outcomes. Other important factors stand out, in particular initiatives by people in charge of fisheries management and legal commitments to adopt changes. Macroeconomic and macro-political factors, however, appear to have had less impact on fisheries policy than on other policy domains. Key recommendations are proposed to facilitate policy change in the future through better use of data, commitment mechanisms, non-sectoral policies, and consultation processes.

Keywords: Fisheries reforms; IUU (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H83 Q22 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-03-18
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