Hi fellow Terrascopers,
Here's a pretty long article that refers to global agreements and international policies concerning changes in fisheries. I thought it might relate to the topic of enforceability of measures that we wanted to address.
Recent international agreements and the precautionary approach: New directions for fisheries management science Laura J Richards, Jean-Jacques Maguire. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Ottawa: Jun 1998. Vol. 55, Iss. 6; pg. 1545, 8 pgs http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=34252022&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=5482&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Here's a snippet from the beginning of the article (after the introduction). It gave me the sense of the organized governmental procedures that should take place in order to efficiently enforce fishery measures worldwide:
"The concept of the precautionary approach is included in several recent UN initiatives. Two of these, the Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement (UN 1995), here termed "the Agreement", and the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, are particularly important for fisheries management science. The Agreement was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 5 December 1995. However, the number of countries that have ratified the Agreement is not yet sufficient for it to be incorporated into the Law of the Sea. By contrast, the voluntary Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries has entered domestic legislation in a number of countries. Because of the carefully crafted overlap in these two instruments, many provisions of the Agreement are entering national legislation even without ratification."
Another nice article I found is this one, which deals with quotas and marine reserves and environmental concerns and government procedures and nearly all of the other things we've been discussing:
Protecting marine biodiversity: a comparison of individual habitat quotas and marine protected areas Daniel S Holland, Kurt E Schnier. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Ottawa: Jul 2006. Vol. 63, Iss. 7; pg. 1481, 15 pgs
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1085368821&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=5482&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Over the last few days, I've been doing some further research on marine reserves, focusing on its economic aspect, namely the predicted benefits and costs for the fishery management. I found one really good article that summarizes the objectives and effects of MPAs quite well. The source covers the economic, social, and political implications of MPAs and emphasizes the notion that marine reserves are really a public investment of marine resources from the perspective of the social community involved.
Cochran, Kathryn A., Peter M. Emerson and James N. Sanchirico. "Marine Protected Areas: Economic and Social Implications." Restoring America's Fisheries with Marine Reserves 10 (2003): 34-63.
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:4bRG0kSH0MoJ:www.environmentaldefense.org/pdf.cfm%3FContentID%3D1535%26FileName%3DMPAs_eco\_
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Another relevant article to the economics of marine reserves is the one below. Hopefully we can study the economic models, potentials, costs, and benefits in these sources to better understand the logistics of marine reserves, their advantages and disadvantages so we can create practical solutions.
Charles, Anthony T. and Ussif Rashid Sumaila. "Economic Models of Marine Protected Areas: An Introduction." Natural Resource Modeling 15 (2002): 261-283.
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:vfLRxB21ohYJ:rmmc.eas.asu.edu/abstracts/nrm/vol15-3/intro.pdf+marine+reserve+economy&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=
5&gl=us&client=firefox-a