Thumbnail Image

Review of the implementation of the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas

Copyright licence

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 118 p.

Author Thompson, A.B.; Reid, K.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical study

ISBN 978-92-5-138663-7

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers

Series number No. 703

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0243en

Synopsis (short abstract) The International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas (DSF Guidelines) were adopted by FAO in 2008. The first and only review of the implementation of the Guidelines took place in 2010. There have been many advances in implementation since then and it is timely to conduct another review. The DSF Guidelines have been used to guide regional fisheries management organizations and states in the development of spatial management processes defining fishing grounds and protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems. The DSF Guidelines also require that harvested fish stocks and impacts on bycatch species are assessed and managed, but this has been less well implemented.

Cite this content as:

Thompson, A.B. and Reid, K. 2024. Review of the implementation of the International Guidelinesfor the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas. FAO Fisheries and AquacultureTechnical Paper, No. 703. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0243en

Read on Google Books and buy online

Language English

Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Technical report
    Report on cross-sectoral impacts on deep-sea fisheries in the high seas 2025
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    This report presents a baseline study to evaluate the potential for cross-sector cooperation as a significant work strand under the “Deep-Seas Fisheries under the Ecosystem Approach” (DSF Project) component of the 2nd Phase of the GEF Common Oceans Programme. Deep-sea fisheries (DSF) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) occur at depths between 200 and 2 000 metres, and typically require large vessels, long periods at sea, and target species with a high market value. The demersal and benthic species targeted vary from region to region but are often fished on specific areas of continental slopes and isolated topographic features (e.g. oceanic seamounts). Many deep-sea fish are long-lived, slow-growing, and mature at a relatively old age. The low resilience and high vulnerability of these species means that individual marine sectors and the cumulative impact of human activities can adversely affect fish populations for whom fisheries management is regulated by deep-sea regional fisheries management organizations (dsRFMOs). A desk study to screen and scope marine sectors (in a timeframe up to 2050) revealed varying impacts on deep-sea fish, deep-sea habitats, deep-sea food webs (upon which the fish depend), and/or deep-sea fishers.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (series)
    Guideline
    Deep-sea fisheries in the high seas: a trawl industry perspective on the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas. 2008
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    This document contains the results and recommendations of the discussions that took place during the Skippers and Fleet Managers Workshop to Review the International Guidelines on the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas which was held from 26 to 28 May 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa. The workshop was organized to obtain an industry perspective on the draft FAO International Guidelines on the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas and to solicit industry views and advi ce on how to conduct fisheries research from commercial vessels and to minimize adverse impacts on benthic habitat and vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs).
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files
Show more