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Fisheries laws and regulations in the Mediterranean: a comparative study

Year of publication 2005

Pages 55

Author Cacaud, P.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 925105276X

Series title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) - Session Reports

Series number 1020-9549 - 75

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In 2001, a study on the fisheries regulatory framework of the Western Mediterranean coastal States was undertaken under the aegis of the COPEMED Project; as follow-up, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) commissioned a comparative study covering the entire Mediterranean basin that focused on three issues: (i) access regimes to fisheries resources; (ii) management of fishing effort and fishing capacity; and (iii) monitoring, control and surveillance. The purpose of this study is to provide fisheries managers with information on the principal measures adopted in the region to identify areas where harmonization should be sought, particularly in relation to shared stocks. This paper has been conceived as a working document for States to complete and build upon.

Statutory body / Meeting title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

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Arabic version: Cacaud, P. Fisheries laws and regulations in the Mediterranean: a comparative study. Studies and Reviews. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. No. 75. Rome, FAO. 2008. 43

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