Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 515

Towards integrated assessment
and advice in small-scale
fisheries
Principles and processes

Prepared by

Serge M. Garcia
FAO Consultant
Rome, Italy

Edward H. Allison
Neil Andrew
WorldFish Center Malaysia

Christophe Béné
WorldFish Center
Egypt

Gabriella Bianchi
Gertjan de Graaf
Daniela Kalikoski
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Rome, Italy

Robin Mahon
Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Barbados

and

Lobo Orensanz
Centro Nacional Patagonico
Argentina

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2008

Download ZIP version 1Mb

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

The views expressed in this information product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAO.

ISBN 978-92-5-106064-3

All rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of material in this information product for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holders. Applications for such permission should be addressed to the Chief, Electronic Publishing Policy and Support Branch, Communication Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy or by e-mail to [email protected]

© FAO 2008

Garcia, S.M.; Allison, E.H.; Andrew, N.J.; Béné, C.; Bianchi, G.; de Graaf, G.J.; Kalikoski, D.; Mahon. R.; Orensanz, J.M.
Towards integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries: principles and processes.
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 515. Rome, FAO. 2008. 84p.

Abstract

The document presents the principles and processes for integrated assessment and advice in small-scale fisheries. The first chapter discusses failures of conventional assessment and management approaches. Chapter 2 presents the conceptual origins and principles of integrated assessment of small-scale fisheries. The framework is then introduced and places the assessment within the broader planning and management cycle. The final chapter discusses the implementation of the IAA framework.

Part 1 (Download 527 kb)

Preparation of this document
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Abbreviations
Executive summary

Part 2

1. Purpose of the framework (Download 127 kb)

Failure of conventional assessment and management approaches
Why focus on small-scale fisheries?
What the framework offers
Target audience
Expected outcomes
Structure of the document

2. Contextualizing the framework (Download 111 kb)

Conceptual origins
Fundamental principles
Synthesis

3. Presenting the framework (Download 226 kb - 898 kb - 447 kb)

Overall framework
Scoping phase
Assessment phase
Advising and decision-making
Monitoring and evaluation
Synthesis

4. Situating the framework within the planning and management cycle (Download 405 kb)

The policy and management cycle
Roles of different stakeholders
The integrative challenge
Synthesis

5. Towards implementation of the framework (Download 90 kb)

Promoting the framework
Implementing the framework
Working across disciplines
Empowering stakeholders
How much complexity is enough?
Coherence with UNCLOS
Checks and balances
Chronic information deficit
Towards IAA implementation: next steps

Part 3 (Download 447 kb)

References

Annex 1 – Glossary

Annex 2 – Participation

Contents