CONTENTS
Preface = 9
Statement by the Committee for Fisheries = 11
Ⅰ. Background = 11
Ⅱ. The study by the OECD Committee for Fisheries = 11
Ⅲ. Findings = 12
Ⅳ. Final observations and future work = 14
Notes = 15
Part 1 FISHERIES LABOUR AND ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
Executive Summary = 19
Ⅰ. Introduction = 22
Ⅱ. Social and labour implications of adjusting to responsible fishing = 24
A. Effects on levels of employment = 24
Ⅲ. The OECD fisheries household and production unit : An overview of its socio-economic characteristics = 29
A. An historical perspective on OECD fisheries employment = 29
B. Socio-economic characteristics of the fisheries sector in OECD Member countries = 31
C. Summary : a profile of at-risk fishery workers and fishers = 37
Ⅳ. Summaries of case studies of adjustment = 38
A. Introduction = 38
B. British Columbia, Canada(Pacific salmon) = 38
C. Korea = 41
D. Spain = 43
E. United Kingdom = 44
F. United States of America = 46
G. Summary = 48
Ⅴ. Managing the transition to responsible fisheries = 49
A. Facilitating the redeployment of workers = 50
B. Passive labour-market policies : providing income support and reducing financial losses = 53
C. The pace of adjustment = 59
D. Conclusions = 60
Ⅵ. Summary and conclusions = 61
Annex 1. Social protection policies in the fisheries sector = 64
Notes = 77
Bibliography = 79
Part 2 POST-HARVESTING PRACTICES AND RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
Ⅰ. Background and outline to the study = 85
Ⅱ. Introduction to the issues = 86
Ⅲ. Context, issues and concerns = 87
A. Price-setting mechanisms = 88
B. Seafood inspection／Ouality control systems = 90
C. Labelling and consumer information = 91
D. Trade = 92
E. Price intervention and support mechanisms = 94
Ⅳ. The post-harvest sector = 95
The FAO Code of conduct for responsible fisheries = 95
A. The post-harvest sector : an overview of its structure and relative importance in national fisheries economies = 96
B. Country note summaries = 97
C. Other information = 107
Ⅴ. Conclusions and policy implications = 112
A. Areas where further international co-operation could be advanced = 113
B. Areas where(national) policy reform possibilities could be undertaken = 114
C. Practices which could be further facilitated = 114
Notes = 117
Annex 1. FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries = 118
Annex 2. A Note on the Code of Conduct and Post-harvest Practices and Trade = 120
Annex 3. Key Statistics for the OECD Post-harvest Sector = 121
Bibliography = 122
Part 3 GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL TRANSFERS AND RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY
Executive Summary = 125
Ⅰ. Introduction = 127
A. Mandate for the study = 127
B. Study purpose = 127
C. Study method = 127
D. Study scope = 128
E. Policy implications = 128
Ⅱ. Transfers to fisheries in OECD countries = 129
A. Definition and categorisation of government financial transfers = 129
B. Government financial transfers in OECD Countries = 130
Ⅲ. Case study summaries = 136
A. Australia - The Southeast fishery = 136
B. Canada - National fishery = 137
C. European Community - The Common Fisheries Policy = 139
D. Iceland - National fishery = 142
E. Japan - Vessel reduction programmes = 143
F. New Zealand - National fishery = 144
G. Norway - National fishery = 146
H. United States of America - National fishery = 148
Ⅳ. Interpretation of the results = 149
A. Resource impacts = 149
B. Sector impacts = 150
C. Governance impacts = 154
Ⅴ. Policy implications and recommendations = 155
Notes = 157
Annex 1. Questionnaires for the Study on the impact of Government Financial Transfers on Fisheries Resource Sustainability = 159
Annex 2. Government Financial Transfers to Marine Capture Fisheries in OECD Countries : Country Tables = 163
Bibliography = 181
Part 4 MODELLING THE TRANSITION TO RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES
Executive Summary = 187
Ⅰ. Introduction = 189
Ⅱ. Study method = 191
A. Conceptual context = 191
B. The case study approach = 195
C. Group Ⅰ case studies = 195
D. Group Ⅱ case studies = 198
Ⅲ. Group Ⅰ case studies = 200
A. Canada : Scotia-Fundy herring = 200
B. Australia : Southern shark = 204
C. Japan : Saury = 210
D. Germany : Baltic cod = 214
E. Iceland : Arctic cod = 218
F. New Zealand : Red(spiny) rock lobster = 223
Ⅳ. Group Ⅱ case studies = 228
A. Korea : anchovy = 228
B. Norway : Northeast Arctic cod = 230
C. Spain : Galician shellfish = 235
D. United States : Northeast Atlantic groundfish = 238
E. Mexico : Yucatan red grouper = 242
F. European Community : North Sea Roundfish = 245
Ⅴ. Transition analysis results = 250
A. Catch limit policy trade-offs = 250
B. Biological, economic and social trade-offs = 251
C. Managing transition trade-offs = 252
D. Management arrangements = 253
E. Management and uncertainty = 253
Ⅵ. Policy implications and recommendations = 255
A. The path to responsible fisheries = 255
B. Economic costs of the transition = 255
C. Bridging the transition period = 255
D. Managing uncertainty = 256
E. Information management = 256
F. Policies that encourage a strategic outlook = 256
Notes = 257
Bibliography = 258
