The use of artificial reefs for fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea (Abstract/Comunicazione in atti di convegno)

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  • The use of artificial reefs for fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea (Abstract/Comunicazione in atti di convegno) (literal)
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  • 2011-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • Fabi G., Grati F., Spagnolo A., Scarcella G. (2011)
    The use of artificial reefs for fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea
    in FAO - 11th session of the Sub-Committee on marine environment and Ecosystem (SCMEE), Malta, 29 November-2 December 2010
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  • Fabi G., Grati F., Spagnolo A., Scarcella G. (literal)
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  • The use of artificial reefs for fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea (literal)
Abstract
  • The Mediterranean Sea can be considered as a typical example of the use of artificial reefs for fish stock and fishery management, even though this technology is still at a lower level in respect to Japan. Artificial reefs have been used over 40 years especially to impede illegal trawling in coastal areas and other sensitive habitats, which represent important spawning and nursery areas for many commercial species, and to reduce conflicts between different fishing activities, mainly illegal trawling and small-scale fisheries operating with set gears. The final goals are to enhance overexploited fish stocks and improve small-scale fisheries which are one of the most important activities for the coastal communities. Italy and France were the first countries to realize artificial reefs for fishery management along their coasts between the end of 1960s and the beginning of 1970s. They were followed by Spain and Israel in the early 1980s. In spite of this, Spain is by far the country where the artificial reefs are more numerous and are officially considered as a tool for fisheries management both at national and regional level. A similar policy has been also adopted in Turkey in the recent years. The research on scientific, engineering, legal and socio-economic aspects has strongly contributed to this success, providing a basis of information and experience which have been very useful for a better understanding of the many challenges offered by artificial reefs for the conservation and sustainable use of the marine environment and exploitable resources, as well as for fishery management. In this context, the European Artificial Reef Research Network (1995-1998) has played an important role (Jensen, 1998). The best management approach to reduce stock and congestion effects would be the spatial segregation of different user groups by creating separate sites for each of them. Nevertheless, creating and maintaining multiple artificial reefs in a same area are much more expensive than the other control options. However, no single management control can be optimal for all situations and the choice of one or more options must be based on the nature of the conflicts and the effectiveness of the management options adopted. Also in this case the cooperation among researchers, administrators, stakeholders and official institutions concerned with policy management issues would be essential in order to develop adequate measures which combine the relevant research findings with the users' needs and the sustainable exploitation of the reef resources. (literal)
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