FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 514 Monitoring and managing queen conch fisheries by Paul Medley Consultant Alne, North Yorkshire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Medley, P. Monitoring and managing queen conch fisheries: a manual. FAO Document technique sur les pêches. No. 514. Rome, FAO. 2008. 78p. Abstract This publication presents guidelines on the requirements for responsible management of the fisheries exploiting Caribbean queen conch (Strombus gigas), with particular emphasis on the requirements to comply with the relevant regulations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Caribbean queen conch is listed on Appendix II of the CITES, which requires that any specimen of the species can only be exported if a permit has been issued to allow the export. Further, CITES states that export permits should only be issued when the responsible authority has deemed that the export will not be detrimental to the survival of that species. This manual describes the basic fisheries management cycle which includes: development and interpretation of policy; the need for management controls to regulate fishing activities; data collection and analysis; decision-making; enforcement of and compliance with the management controls; and regular feedback and review of the management system. It provides general guidance on each of those steps for the queen conch fisheries of the Caribbean. It also provides three examples of management systems for industrial, artisanal and non-directed fisheries. Part 1 covers the main issues and examples in a relatively non-technical manner and Part 2 explains similar issues in a more technical manner. |
1.1 The Convention2. Fishery biology
1.2 National CITES Authorities
3.1 Policy4. Example of management systems
3.2 Controls
3.3 Data collection
3.4 Data analysis
3.5 Decision-making
3.6 Enforcement and compliance
3.7 Feedback and review
4.1 ChecklistPart 2 – TECHNICAL GUIDELINES (Download 525 kb)
4.2 Industrial fishery
4.3 Artisanal fishery
4.4 Artisanal/subsistence fishery
4.5 Non-directed fishery
5.1 Developing management objectives6. Queen conch biology
5.2 Stock identification and management units
5.3 From policy to data collection
5.4 Management logic and means of verification
5.5 Standard indicators and reference points
5.6 Empirical or non-parametric indicators
5.7 Probabilistic indicators
6.1 Reproduction and recruitment7. Data collection
6.2 Adult movement
6.3 Growth
6.4 Natural mortality
6.5 Conclusion
7.1 Introduction8. Assessments linking data to indicators
7.2 Catch and effort
7.3 Catch size frequency sampling
7.4 Fishery independent surveys
7.5 Tagging
7.6 Interviews
7.7 Other Information
8.1 Introduction9. Controls and monitoring
8.2 Biomass dynamics assessment
8.3 Per-recruit assessment
8.4 Other assessments
9.1 Introduction10. Management cycleAdaptive management
9.2 Fleet capacity and effort
9.3 Catch quotas
9.4 Minimum size and maturity
9.5 Closed areas and marine protected areas
9.6 Closed season
9.7 Taxation
9.8 Compliance to fishery management measures
10.2 Verification and transparency11. Potential regional management regime
10.3 Co-management and participation