An overview of marine fisheries management in China |
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| Institution: | 1. Fisheries Resource and Environment Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, No. 150 Qingta, Yongding Rd, Beijing 100141, PR China;2. Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Box 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway;3. Institute of Marine Research, Box 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway;4. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria;1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Research Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences for Ecological Civilization, School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Sci-tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China;2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;3. The Department of Teaching and Research, Haizhu District Committee Party School of Guangzhou of CCP, Tong Fu Xi Road, Guangzhou 510235, China;4. Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources (CEMARE), University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3AE, United Kingdom;1. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia;2. Department of Sociology, Peking University, Beijing, China;1. Institute of Hanjiang, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;2. Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China;3. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China;4. Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Shanghai 200062, China;1. School of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;2. Institute of Marine Development, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China |
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| Abstract: | China is the world's largest country in terms of fish production, yet its fisheries management is comparatively unknown outside the country. This article gives an overview of the current management system and highlights some of its challenges. In the past 30 years, the Department of Fishery Administration has formulated and organized a series of conservation and management regimes and measures. The most important tools are minimum mesh size regulation and a range of input control measures, including seasonal closures and attempts to control fishing capacity through licensing and limiting total engine power. However, fisheries output is only controlled through a nation-wide total catch limit. Certain progress has been achieved, but there are still problems as the resource situation is poor. While the existing measures could, in principle, improve sustainability, their enforcement is insufficient, and they do not limit fishing effort in a way that would allow recovery. |
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| Keywords: | Fisheries management China Input control Enforcement |
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