Document of bibliographic reference 322617

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

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AS

Title

Fish distributions reveal discrepancies between zonal attachment and quota allocations

Abstract

The oceans’ fisheries contribute to human wellbeing by providing essential nutrients, employment, and income. Changes in fish distribution, due to climate change or stock expansion, jeopardize conservation objectives because fishers catch more than is allocated as quota. Quotas, or catch shares, should, therefore, correspond to the share of the fish stock biomass present within a country's Exclusive Economic Zone, a concept known as Zonal Attachment. Here, we assess the Zonal Attachment of transboundary fish stocks present in northern Europe, in the waters of the United Kingdom, the European Union (without the United Kingdom), and Norway. In 12 of 14 important fish stocks, estimates of Zonal Attachment to the United Kingdom were significantly higher than current quota allocations, explaining the country's substantial discard problem. With environmental change, and stock recovery under improved fisheries conservation, scientific evidence should be used not only to set catch limits, but also to re‐examine catch shares.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000509395000001

Bibliographic citation

Fernandes, P.G.; Fallon, N.G. (2020). Fish distributions reveal discrepancies between zonal attachment and quota allocations. Conserv. Lett. 13(3): e12702. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12702

Topic

Marine

Is peer reviewed

true

Access rights

open access

Is accessible for free

true