Bruce Phillips / Trevor Ward / Chet Chaffee (eds.)

Eco-Labelling in Fisheries

What Is It All About?
Herausgeber: Phillips, Bruce; Chaffee, Chet; Ward, Trevor

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

written by authors with key involvement in Eco-labelling registration
an exciting new development for international fisheries management
core information for all fisheries professionals
of wide interest to conservationists, ecologists and environmental scientists.

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If the marine fishing industry is to survive into the future, innovative approaches are necessary. Recognising that market incentives have the potential to improve fisheries management, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been established to harness these incentives. The work of the MSC translates through from sustainable fishery management certification, to labelling of fish and sea food products, allowing consumers to use their choice and buying power to select eco-labelled products from MSC certified fisheries.

This exciting new book covers all aspects of the new eco-labelling initiative developed under the sponsorship of the MSC. Contents include details of the MSC and its certification framework and implementation, dispute resolution, chain-of-custody assessment and community fisheries certification. Also included are important case studies of the MSC certified fisheries of Australia's western rock lobster, Alaska salmon, Thames herring and New Zealand hoki.

Eco-Labelling in Fisheries is an essential purchase for all those involved in marine fisheries management throughout the world. Professionals and students in fisheries science, marine biology, ecology, conservation and environmental biology will find this book to be extremely valuable. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have multiple copies of this book on their shelves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 172mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 455g
• ISBN-13: 9780632064229
• ISBN-10: 0632064226
• Artikelnr.: 14170485

Autorenporträt

Bruce Phillips is at the Department of Environmental Biology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, Trevor Ward is at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Chet Chaffee is at Scientific Certifications Systems, Oakland, California, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors. Introduction - Bruce Phillips
Chet Chaffee
Trevor Ward and Mike Sutton. Seafood Evaluation
Certification and Consumer Information - Chet Chaffee
Duncan Leadbitter and Edwin Aalders. Introduction
Certification for seafood
Environmental information for seafood
Other certification programmes
Sustainable seafood programmes - an overview. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Brendan May
Duncan Leadbitter
Mike Sutton and Michael Weber. Introduction
The problem
The theory of eco-labelling
Brief history of the MSC
The MSC standard
The expectations
The result - a broad-based standard
Overview of how the process works
Fishery assessment systems
The MSC fishery assessment system
Experience to date
Current directions
Some issues of concern for the MSC board
staff and committees
Promoting the brand
Overcoming the Challenges
Paying for the change
Conclusions. Introduction to the MSC Certification. A: The Process of Certification - Chet Chaffee. Introduction
Fishery certification
Chain-of-custody certification. B: Principle 1 - Stocks - Louis Botsford. The guiding principles and criteria
Approach to assessment
Potential problems
future directions. C: Principle 2 - Effects of Fishing on the Ecosystem - Trevor Ward. The guiding principles and criteria
Approach to assessment
Resolving issues
Fishery impacts
Assessment and evaluation
Monitoring systems
Stakeholder engagement. D: Principle 3- Management Systems - Bruce Phillips. The guiding principles and criteria
Approach to assessment
Specific criteria
The situation at 2002. Implementing the MSC Programme Process - Chet Chaffee
Bruce Phillips and Trevor Ward. Introduction
MSC pre-assessment
MSC full assessment and certification. The MSC Certification Framework. Dispute Resolution and the MSC - Duncan Leadbitter and Trevor Ward. Introduction
Historical background
The dispute procedure
The New Zealand hoki dispute
Conclusions. MSC Chain-of-Custody Certification - Peter Scott. Introduction
Who is the typical MSC chain-of-custody certification client?
Where does the chain-of-custody certification take place?
The MSC chain-of-custody certification process
The MSC chain-of-custody standard requirements
How long does the chain-of-custody certification last?
How much does the chain-of-custody certification cost?. Case Study 1: The Western Rock Lobster. A: The Fishery and Its Assessment - Bruce Phillips
Trevor Ward
Chet Chaffee. Introduction
The Western Australian management system
Stock assessment
The MSC assessment
Environmental issues
Learning outcomes from the assessment process. B: What Certification has Meant to the Department of Fisheries and Industry - Peter Rogers
Ross Gould & Brett McCallum. The initial assessment process
Maintaining certification
Costs of certification
Benefits from certification
Conclusions. C: The WWF Perspective - Katherine Short. Introduction
The role of the WWF and the MSC
Supporter and promoter of the MSC
Facilitator of stakeholder involvement
Commentator and monitor of fishery assessments and implementation of certification requirements
Summary overview. D: An Unsatisfactory Encounter with the MSC - a Conservation Perspective - David Sutton. Case Study 2: The Alaska Salmon. A: The Commercial Fisheries - Chet Chaffee. Historic production of the salmon fishery
Alaska salmon management
The MSC assessment
Environmental issues
Stakeholder concerns
Outcomes from the assessment process. B: Fishery Perspective - Robert Bosworth. Introduction
Alaska and the MSC
The MSC assessment
The salmon eco-label. Case Study 3: The Thames Herring Drift-net Fishery- Paul Medley and Paul Nichols. Introduction
Stock
Fishing activity
Post-harvest handling and distribution
Fishery management
Stock assessment
Stakholder co-operation
Monitoring
control
surveillance and enforcement
Environmental issues
The MSC assessment
Conclusion. Case Study 4: The New Zealand Hoki. A: The Fishery - Edwin Aalders
Jo Akroyd and Trevor Ward. Introduction
The New Zealand fishery-management system
MSC principles and current fishery-management practice
Challenges and experiences
Disupte resolution. B: The WWF Perspective - Katherine Short. Introduction
Environmental NGO and New Zealand fishing politics
WWF's role and the MSC
Dispute resolution
Public perception
Conclusion. Community-based Certification: A Route to Sustainable Fisheries - Julia Novy-Hildesley and Katherine Short. Introduction
WWF's approach to certification of community fisheries
WWF's proposed methodology for community-based certification
Who is involved in community-based certification?
Motivation for certification in community-based fisheries
Benefits associated with certification in community-based fisheries
Obstacles to certification in community-based fisheries
Community-based certification in practice: a profile of the Seri's people Jaiba fishery
Mexico
The next steps for community-based certification
Conclusions. Is Eco-Labelling Working?. A: An Overview - Volker Kuntzsch. Introduction
Implementation
Where are we now?
The next steps. B: Is Eco-labelling Working - for Marine Ecosystems
WWF and the MSC? - Katherine Short. Introduction
Arresting the decline
Improving marine ecosystems
Conclusions. Conclusions - Trevor Ward
Bruce Phillips and Chet Chaffee. Introduction
The incentives
The outcomes
The issues. References. Index

Rezensionen

"This excellent book shows how the Marine Stewardship Council came about, how it operates, and where it is going. A very useful book for anyone interested in seafood marketing and sustainable fishery fishing practices."
Professional Fisherman, Feb 2004
" 'Eco-labelling in Fisheries' aims to document the experiences to date of those with firsthand knowledge of the eco-labelling programme for fisheries... Early [in] 2005, the FAO's Committee on Fisheries adopted guidelines for 'eco-labelling' of fish caught at sea, indicating how relevant this topic is to fisheries management today.
The book will appeal to all those with an interest in the sustainable management of fish resources... It is well presented and covers eloquently the key issues underlying the process of eco-labelling. The authors offer a wide range of expertise in the topics represented...
One of the greatest successes of the book is the illustration of how things are working in particular case studies and the lessons learnt from these examples."
Journal of Fish Biology, February 2006

"Professionals and students in fisheries science, marine biology, ecology, conservation and environmental biology will find this book to be extremely valuable."
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