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2014

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Fisheries Governance

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Closing The Gaps: Building Capacity In Pacific Fisheries Governance And Institutions, Quentin Hanich, Feleti Teo, Ben Tsamenyi Apr 2014

Closing The Gaps: Building Capacity In Pacific Fisheries Governance And Institutions, Quentin Hanich, Feleti Teo, Ben Tsamenyi

Quentin Hanich

Governance and institutions must function effectively if sustainable development and growth are to occur within the Pacific Islands region. In 2007, the FFA and the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), supported by funding from AusAID, contracted Quentin Hanich, Feleti Teo and Professor Martin Tsamenyi to research governance and institutional gaps within the region that undermine the effective management and development of the region's fish stocks. Following an intensive round of interviews throughout the Pacific islands region by all three consultants, Mr Hanich authored a comprehensive report that discussed relevant governance and institutional gaps and recommended a number …


Monitoring, Control And Surveillance: Regional Issues And Needs. Background Paper For The Rpoa Mcs Workshop, Mary Ann Palma, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich Apr 2014

Monitoring, Control And Surveillance: Regional Issues And Needs. Background Paper For The Rpoa Mcs Workshop, Mary Ann Palma, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich

Quentin Hanich

No abstract provided.


Developments In Cooperative Approaches To Fisheries Management In The Pacific Islands Region, Quentin Hanich, Ben Tsamenyi Apr 2014

Developments In Cooperative Approaches To Fisheries Management In The Pacific Islands Region, Quentin Hanich, Ben Tsamenyi

Quentin Hanich

No abstract provided.


Managing Fisheries And Corruption In The Pacific Islands Region, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich Apr 2014

Managing Fisheries And Corruption In The Pacific Islands Region, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich

Quentin Hanich

The Pacific Islands region includes some of the smallest countries in the world, some of which are in a precarious economic condition and heavily reliant on the region's tuna fisheries for revenue and food security. The ability of some of these countries to profit from their fisheries resources, and effectively conserve these resources for future generations, is undermined by a combination of economic, governance and institutional weaknesses that make these countries vulnerable to corruption in the fisheries sector.


A Collective Approach To Pacific Islands Fisheries Management: Moving Beyond Regional Agreements, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich, Feleti Teo Apr 2014

A Collective Approach To Pacific Islands Fisheries Management: Moving Beyond Regional Agreements, Ben Tsamenyi, Quentin Hanich, Feleti Teo

Quentin Hanich

The sustainable management and profitable development of the Pacific island tuna fisheries is the key ocean governance challenge for the Pacific islands region in the short and medium term. Resolving these challenges is fundamental to the long term future of the region and its ability to implement oceans governance across all resource and conservation concerns. This paper identifies some key implementation challenges facing Pacific island States at the domestic level and discusses further developments in sub-regional approaches to collective management that could significantly boost the national capacity of Pacific islands States to effectively implement their coastal State obligations and sustainably …