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Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery
Includes bibliographical references
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| author | McGregor, Emily Skye |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15613 Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery McGregor, Emily Skye Jarre, Astrid Van der Lingen, Carl D Wals, Arjen Biological Sciences Marine Research Fisheries management Includes bibliographical references An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management (EAF) offers a holistic approach for sustainable fisheries management by extending the traditional target resources-orientated management (TROM) to include wider social-ecological dimensions of fisheries. An EAF requires balancing of multiple, often conflicting objectives, effectively dealing with complexity and uncertainty, and engaging with diverse groups of stakeholders. Various tools within the field of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis provide a formal approach which takes explicit account of multiple criteria, while effectively dealing with risk and uncertainty. A knowledge-based tool was developed in this thesis to assess the efficacy of EAF implementation for the ecological well-being dimension in the South Africa sardine fishery. An iterative, participatory approach was adopted for its implementation. The modelling philosophy applied a rapid prototyping approach, and an applied research perspective was employed to direct the research. A broad group of stakeholders participated in indicator selection, tool design, and interpretation. The knowledge-based tool provided a hierarchical framework for seven specific management objectives to which eleven ecological indicators were linked. Time series (1987-2009) were collated for each indicator, and a utility approach was used to transform indicators to a common scale. Weights for indicators and objectives were agreed to by stakeholders and combined through the objectives' hierarchy using weighted means. The resulting outputs were discussed in detail during focus group meetings to ensure that the tool was clearly presented and as intended helped improve the stakeholder's understanding of the process. It was confirmed that the 20 knowledge-based tool presents a transparent, repeatable and scientifically defensible approach, suitable to meet management requirements. The tool development process was useful in bringing diverse stakeholder groups together, and through applying the tool as a boundary object, has helped to bridge the boundary between the TROM and EAF research communities. Encouraging stakeholder interaction offers opportunities for social learning, which if carefully facilitated through the tool development process is likely to enhance the outcomes of this process and support more generally in bridging boundaries to EAF implementation. The combined focus on tool development and social processes supports effective implementation of an EAF in the South African small pelagic fishery and provide a model for other fisheries. 2015-12-04T19:34:07Z 2015-12-04T19:34:07Z 2015 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15613 eng application/pdf Department of Oceanography Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Biological Sciences Marine Research Fisheries management McGregor, Emily Skye Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| title_full | Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| title_short | Assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to Fisheries management in the South African sardine fishery |
| title_sort | assessing the implementation efficacy of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in the south african sardine fishery |
| topic | Biological Sciences Marine Research Fisheries management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15613 |
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