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News & Events
News
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09-May-2012
Ce rapport sur la certification dans les secteurs halieutique et aquacole considère la tendance croissante des besoins en information pour les produits de la mer en général, et en particulier aux caractéristiques de durabilité des pêches de capture distinctes sauvages et de l'aquaculture.
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05-Oct-2011
Public authorities and private operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sector should agree on a definition of sustainable production, which can enhance the credibility of labels and certification, provide transparency, and enable consumers to make informed choices when they buy seafood.
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09-Aug-2011
Fish prices and consumption will rise over the medium term, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020. Global fish production will continue to be mainly driven by aquaculture.
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01-Jul-2011
How should we manage fisheries, forestry and other 'common pool' resources, where one person's use of them means less is available for others? Nobel Prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom explains why we must change the way we think about managing our natural resources.
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21-Jun-2011
Iceland should increase the special resource tax on fishing to a level that neither causes financial difficulties in the industry nor destroys the quota system, according to the OECD Economic Survey of Iceland 2011. The government should also progressively reduce its Total Allowable Catches (TACs) from the level compatible with biological sustainability to the level that maximises resource rents where needed and tax away all of this increase in rent.
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18-Feb-2011
Fisheries reform is triggered by economic crisis, not environmental crisis. More focus on the economic consequences of fisheries policy and management will enable decision makers to undertake timely reform when needed. Based on political economy analysis of fisheries in Iceland, Korea, Mexico, Norway and New Zealand, these lessons and case studies are presented in a new book, 'Fisheries Policy Reform: National Experiences'.
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03-Feb-2011
Climate change will have social and economic effects on fisheries, fish stocks and coastal communities. Fisheries policymakers should develop strategies that include using rights-based management, protecting ecosystems, ending environmentally harmful subsidies, and focusing on aquaculture and demand for sustainably-caught seafood.
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31-Jan-2011
Many fish stocks need rebuilding, but economic and social factors are also important for sustainable fisheries. This paper discusses the important distinction between rebuilding stocks and rebuilding fisheries, and the use of bioeconomic modelling for developing rebuilding strategies.
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17-Jan-2011
What should fisheries policymakers do to address climate change? This working paper recommends an adaptive approach where policymakers engage with fishing interests in ways that acknowledge the levels of uncertainty in changing climatic conditions.
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La gestion de la pêche face au changement climatique
17-Jan-2011
Que devraient faire les décisionnaires dans le domaine de la pêche pour faire face au changement climatique ? Ce document de travail recommande une approche adaptative où les décisionnaires s'engagent pour les intérêts de la pêche de manière à reconnaître les niveaux d'incertitude dans un environnement climatique en pleine évolution. (Document disponible en anglais uniquement.)
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Events
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from 10-Jun-2010 to 11-Jun-2010
Read presentations and other information from a workshop that provided fisheries policy makers with insights on strategies for adapting to climate change that take social and economic consequences into account.
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from 15-Apr-2010 to 16-Apr-2010
The OECD hosted a Workshop on Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda-- Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 15-16 April 2010.
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from 22-Apr-2009 to 23-Apr-2009
The OECD Fisheries Policies Division has hosted jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands and the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department a Round Table on Eco-Labelling and Certification in the Fisheries that took place from 22-23 April 2009 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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