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In sections 201 and 403 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the United States has specified provisions which state that craft must have onboard observers for fishing expeditions within the EEZ. These observers are federal employees, with formal training in "collecting and analyzing the information necessary for the conservation and management," "science and statistical analysis," and "basic vessel safety" (P.L. 94-265, 2007---WHAT IS THIS?).
The EU also suggests onboard observers, but currently these observers are not always mandatory and are paid by the fishermen themselves and not by the government, creating a sort of conflict of interest. We propose creating programs, in states most effected by this unemployment issue (not on an international scale, however, because not all countries will be affected equally by the fallout of fishery unemployment), that mandate onboard observers for the remaining fishing vessels. This program should be run through the national government so that no conflict of interest arises. In a report on the ACP-EU fisheries, the CTA and Commonwealth Secretariat suggested a perfect model for the program: "On board observer programmes should be compulsory (ensuring that no possibilities exist for circumvention). Observers should be paid through a public fund (to which EU ship owners should contribute); and not directly by the boat owner. Observers should be qualified to the same level of competence ("brevet"), ensuring the same level/quality of observership for all FPAs" (Gorez, 2003).
Transitional Subsidies (check if this matches with the subsidies in the other part of the solution)
Part of our solution calls for encouraging the transition to sustainable fisheries. In this case, select fishermen who choose to pursue more environmentally healthy fishing technique and abide by the proposed Agreement could qualify for government subsidies.
Currently, the U.S. Magnuson Stevens Act allocates funds to fisheries committed to changing their practices. When fisheries in a given locale fail to improve, those funds are reallocated to others that are improving. Similar programs like this encourage fishermen to abide by the laws of the sea (CITATION NEEDEDP.L. 94-265, 2007).
Elimination of Days at Sea
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