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sustainability for the fishery.
d The management system generally
recognises and respects the legal rights created
explicitly or by custom of people dependent on
fishing for food and livelihood in a manner
consistent with the objectives of MSC
Principles 1 and 2.
3.1.2 Consultation, roles and
responsibilities a Organisations and
individuals involved in the management
process have been identified. Functions,
roles and responsibilities are
generally understood. b The management
system includes consultation processes
that obtain relevant information from the
main affected parties, including local
knowledge, to inform the management system.
DARD advises the Provincial Peoples Committee on decisions that should be taken. The Committee consults through the District level
committees the communes on the decisions to be taken, and these are usually upheld. However, there is tacit acceptance that any attempt to
regulate the fishery would meet with widespread opposition, especially from the inshore fishermen.
Fishermen do not have appropriate Community based management structures in place. Some joint initiatives may be forthcoming between
the large scale processors and the fishing communities.
3.1.3 Long term objectives
a Long-term objectives to guide decision-
making, consistent with MSC Principles and
Criteria and the precautionary approach,
are implicit within management policy.
DARD conservationsustainability objectives exist but appear to be secondary to promotion of employment and poverty alleviation.
DARD’s response to decreasing CPUE is to provide incentives for smaller boats to fish offshore. This may create problems of safety for the
fishers.
3.1.4 Incentives for sustainable fishing
a The management The management system is insufficient to ensure consistency with the
outcomes of MSC principles 1 and 2. The MLS measure is low, but also not enforced, there is no control on effort, nor protection of pre
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system provides for incentives that are
consistent with achieving the outcomes
expressed by MSC Principles 1 and 2.
spawning migrating females. There are no by-catch mitigation measures in place such as the release of sharks if deemed to be appropriate.
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