date:Jul 12, 2012
species such as the Northwest Atlantic cod almost 30 per cent of global fish stocks are estimated to be overexploited or depleted. Meanwhile, low productivity and inadequate profitability have badly affected fishers, their families and their communities.
Increased demand for food and pressure on natural resources, as well as the effects of climate change, will put further uncertainty on the sector. Rights-based fisheries management (RBM) measures such as property rights and catch quotas - are