The European Landing Obligation: Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries

Front Matter ....Pages i-xix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Strategies Used Throughout the World to Manage Fisheries Discards – Lessons for Implementation of the EU Landing Obligation  (William A. Karp, Mike Breen, Lisa Borges, Mike Fitzpatrick, Steven J. Kennelly, Jeppe Kolding et al.)....Pages 3-26
 Discards in the Common Fisheries Policy: The Evolution of the Policy  (Lisa Borges, Ernesto Penas Lado)....Pages 27-47
 Requirements for Documentation, Data Collection and Scientific Evaluations  (Dominic Rihan, Sven S. Uhlmann, Clara Ulrich, Mike Breen, Tom Catchpole)....Pages 49-68
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 Fishing Industry Perspectives on the EU Landing Obligation  (Mike Fitzpatrick, Katia Frangoudes, Laurence Fauconnet, Antoni Quetglas)....Pages 71-87
 The Implementation of the Landing Obligation in Small-Scale Fisheries of Southern European Union Countries  (Sebastian Villasante, Manel Antelo, Maria Christou, Laurence Fauconnet, Katia Frangoudes, Francesc Maynou et al.)....Pages 89-108
 Potential Economic Consequences of the Landing Obligation  (Ayoe Hoff, Hans Frost, Peder Andersen, Raul Prellezo, Lucía Rueda, George Triantaphyllidis et al.)....Pages 109-128
 The Impact of Fisheries Discards on Scavengers in the Sea  (Jochen Depestele, Jordan Feekings, David G. Reid, Robin Cook, Didier Gascuel, Raphael Girardin et al.)....Pages 129-162
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 How the Implementation of the Landing Obligation Was Weakened  (Björn Stockhausen)....Pages 165-178
 Muddying the Waters of the Landing Obligation: How Multi-level Governance Structures Can Obscure Policy Implementation  (Luc van Hoof, Marloes Kraan, Noor M. Visser, Emma Avoyan, Jurgen Batsleer, Brita Trapman)....Pages 179-196
 The Baltic Cod Trawl Fishery: The Perfect Fishery for a Successful Implementation of the Landing Obligation?  (Daniel Valentinsson, Katja Ringdahl, Marie Storr-Paulsen, Niels Madsen)....Pages 197-218
 Creating a Breeding Ground for Compliance and Honest Reporting Under the Landing Obligation: Insights from Behavioural Science  (Sarah B. M. Kraak, Paul J. B. Hart)....Pages 219-236
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 A Marine Spatial Planning Approach to Minimize Discards: Challenges and Opportunities of the Landing Obligation in European Waters  (José M. Bellido, Iosu Paradinas, Raúl Vilela, Guillermo Bas, Maria Grazia Pennino)....Pages 239-256
 The Best Way to Reduce Discards Is by Not Catching Them!  (David G. Reid, Julia Calderwood, Pedro Afonso, Pierre Bourdaud, Laurence Fauconnet, José Manuel González-Irusta et al.)....Pages 257-278
 Discard Avoidance by Improving Fishing Gear Selectivity: Helping the Fishing Industry Help Itself  (Finbarr G. O’Neill, Jordan Feekings, Robert J. Fryer, Laurence Fauconnet, Pedro Afonso)....Pages 279-296
 Mitigating Slipping-Related Mortality from Purse Seine Fisheries for Small Pelagic Fish: Case Studies from European Atlantic Waters  (Ana Marçalo, Mike Breen, Maria Tenningen, Iñigo Onandia, Luis Arregi, Jorge M. S. Gonçalves)....Pages 297-318
 Onboard and Vessel Layout Modifications  (Jónas R. Viðarsson, Marvin I. Einarsson, Erling P. Larsen, Julio Valeiras, Sigurður Örn Ragnarsson)....Pages 319-331
 What to Do with Unwanted Catches: Valorisation Options and Selection Strategies  (Bruno Iñarra, Carlos Bald, Marta Cebrián, Luis T. Antelo, Amaya Franco-Uría, José Antonio Vázquez et al.)....Pages 333-359
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 Tools and Technologies for the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Unwanted Catches  (Kelly M. James, Neill Campbell, Jónas R. Viðarsson, Carlos Vilas, Kristian S. Plet-Hansen, Lisa Borges et al.)....Pages 363-382
 Monitoring the Implementation of the Landing Obligation: The Last Haul Programme  (Miguel Nuevo, Cristina Morgado, Antonello Sala)....Pages 383-406
 Possible Uses of Genetic Methods in Fisheries Under the EU Landing Obligation  (Magnus Wulff Jacobsen, Brian Klitgaard Hansen, Einar Eg Nielsen)....Pages 407-427
Back Matter ....Pages 429-431