Human dimensions of the ecosystem approach to fisheries
Subtitle: an overview of context, concepts, tools and methods
By: by Cassandra De Young, Anthony Charles, Antonia Hjort.
Contributors: Charles, Anthony.; Hjort, Antonia.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO fisheries technical paper -- 489; FAO fisheries technical paper -- no. 489.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); FAO
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789251060001
Subjects: Sustainable fisheries.; Fisheries -- Environmental aspects.; Fishery management.
Description: Designed to cover a wide range of topics accessible to those in all fisheries areas and disciplines, this report describes the role of the economic, institutional and sociocultural components within the ecosystem approach to fisheries. It provides essential background material on key concepts and issues, on the valuation of aquatic ecosystems, and on relevant policy, legal, institutional, social and economic considerations.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-139).

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Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The human context for an ecosystem approach to fisheries. Introduction and background; title: Human values of ecosystem services; title: Policy, legal and institutional frameworks; title: Social and economic considerations; title: pt. 2. Facilitating the implementation of the EAF. Initial steps in implementing the EAF; title: Assessing the impacts of EAF management; title: Incentive mechanisms for applying EAF; title: External financing for the EAF; title: Synthesis and final observations.