Issues in fisheries management Seafood in Australia

1 issues in fisheries management

1.1 emerging issues

1.1.1 demographics, population growth , sea change
1.1.2 marine , estuarine stocking
1.1.3 climate change
1.1.4 fuel use , price
1.1.5 internet

issues in fisheries management

emerging issues

mcphee in fisheries management in australia identifies number of emerging issues not yet recognised in mainstream fisheries management of increasing importance.

demographics, population growth , sea change

population growth , ageing population increase domestic demand seafood , increased population in fishing ports , along coastal fringe cause stresses on fisheries. increased development lead environmental degradation of coastal fisheries.

marine , estuarine stocking

there ongoing calls parts of recreational fishing sector increased marine , estuarine stocking in view of increasing recreational fishing pressures. freshwater stocking has been carried out in freshwater fisheries many years

climate change

climate change expected have impacts on water temperatures, coral reefs , rainfall patterns in turn impact on local ecologies , habitat, breeding cycles , range of fish populations. opportunities may created fish populations shift southward.

fuel use , price

fuel prices significant factor in profitability of fishing. total fuel use fishing industry equivalent of netherlands, 18th largest national user of fuel. more accessible stocks become overfished, fuel costs per ton rise.

internet

increased availability of information amateur recreational anglers increase efficiency, further increasing pressure on fisheries in populated areas.