National comprehensive approaches for rebuilding fisheries in South Korea |
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| Institution: | 1. Environmental Defense Fund, 123 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA;2. Eco-Analytics, 545 Vereda del Ciervo, Goleta, CA 93117, USA;3. Centro de Estudios de Técnicas de Dirección, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba;4. Environmental Defense Fund, 4000 Westchase Boulevard, Suite 510, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA;1. University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Department of Otolaryngology, Lurie Children''s Hospital of Chicago, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 1855 W. Taylor m/c 648, Suite 2.42, Chicago, IL 60612, United States;2. University of Illinois, College of Medicine, United States;3. Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children''s Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 25, Chicago, IL 60611-2605, United States;1. The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration of China, Qingdao 266061, China;2. Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China;1. Yokohama National University - Faculty of Environment and Information Science, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture 240-8501, Japan;2. University of Aegean, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece;1. Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan;2. Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Shiogama 985-0001, Japan;3. Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University, Box 7617, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA;4. Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Korea's coastal and offshore fisheries have experienced reduction in their catch in the early 2000. The amount of catch from coastal and offshore fisheries dropped from 1.7 million tons in 1986 to 1 million tons in 2004. To address such catch reduction, fish stock enhancement programs have been constantly developed and implemented. However, as fish stocks have been estimated to decrease since 2000 in spite of various management measures, the Korean Government genuinely acknowledges the necessity to enhance fisheries productivity through the recovery of depleted fish stocks. Based on such acknowledgement, a fish stock rebuilding plan (FSRP) combined with conventional fish stock enhancement programs was established in 2005. For stocks which have shown drastic decrease, a FSRP was set up and promoted. So far, 10 FSRPs have been established and operated, and plan is being made to expand them to 20 species by 2012. The result of pilot projects shows that stocks have been increasing after the introduction of FSRPs. For instance, the catch per unit effort (CPUE) of sandfish in the East Sea has increased from 0.44 in 2005 to 0.78 in 2011. Consequently, fishing income has increased by 15%. The key lessons learned during the implementation of FSRP are: the causes for the decrease of stock vary and are complicated and it is necessary to adjust and eliminate some conventional policies that could have unforeseen negative impacts on fish stocks. The FSRP-based fisheries management policy in Korea carries great significance, for it has changed the focus of policy from simply maintaining the status quo to stock recovery and it allows relevant stakeholders to get actively involved in the procedures of establishing and promoting the plan, leading to effective implementation of the plan. The current FSRP is operated with species, but if it can be gradually expanded to encompass the whole ecosystem, it will greatly contribute to more effective management and fish stock recovery for all species in offshore and coastal waters surrounding Korea. |
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| Keywords: | Fish stock rebuilding plan South Korea Stock depletion Effective management |
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