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Using questionnaires based on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries as diagnostic tools in support of fisheries management

Year of publication 2007

Pages 109

Author Caddy, J.F.; Reynolds, J.E. (ed.); Greig, G. (ed.);Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical study

ISBN 9789251058671

Series title FAO/FishCode Review

Series number 1728-4392 - FCR21

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Although the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code) is not a legally-binding instrument, it represents a consensus of opinion between countries as to the features that should characterize systems designed to ensure sustainable use of fishery resources. This report provides a series of questionnaires corresponding as closely as possible to clauses from Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Code, which can form the basis for a practical method of evaluating compliance of na tional or local fisheries with its provisions. The general questionnaire approach parallels the procedures used by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and provides a way of converting statements of principle in a global instrument including a legal framework, into a semi-quantitative form that can be more easily used in a multidisciplinary fisheries evaluation of management performance. Emphasis is placed on displaying the results of questionnaires in an easily understanda ble form and how these may be incorporated into decision-making. Approaches that could be used in operationalizing the Code are discussed, using examples where the Code has been applied in questionnaire form for evaluating fisheries objectives described by its different Articles. Other assessment approaches used for related purposes are included for reference. For example, protocols are suggested for evaluating performance in relation to ecosystem management, fisheries co-management and stock re covery strategies, based on the FAO Technical Guidelines for the Code, workshop experience and the fisheries literature. Different formats and procedures are provided, and some of the problems encountered are described. The use of questionnaires to promote adherence to the Code's provisions are discussed using several practical applications. The focus is mainly on applications of the Code at the grassroots level by local fisheries management authorities operating within national fisheries juri sdictions. Includes a CD-ROM

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Caddy, J.F.; Reynolds, J.E. (ed.); Tegelskär Greig, G. (ed.).Using questionnaires based on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries as diagnostic tools in support of fisheries management.FAO/FishCode Review. No. 21. Rome, FAO. 2007. 109p.Includes a CD-ROM.

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