Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management

To effectively future-proof the management of the European Union fishing fleets we have explored a suite of case studies encompassing the northeast and tropical Atlantic, the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas. This study shows that European Union (EU) fisheries are likely resilient to climate-dri...

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Authors: Bastardie, François, Feary, David, Brunel, Thomas, Kell, Laurence, Doring, Rakf, Basurko, Oihane, Bartolino, Valerio, Bentley, Jacob, Cabellero, Ainoa, Aranda, Martin, Hammon, Ketell, Hidalgo, Manuel, Katsavenakis, Stelios, Kempf, Alexander
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Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/317418
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Keyword:Medio Marino
Climate change adaptation
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fisheries resilience
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
research
fish
living resources
climate
marine fisheries
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spelling Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries managementBastardie, FrançoisFeary, DavidBrunel, ThomasKell, LaurenceDoring, RakfBasurko, OihaneBartolino, ValerioBentley, JacobCabellero, AinoaAranda, MartinHammon, KetellHidalgo, ManuelKatsavenakis, SteliosKempf, AlexanderMedio MarinoClimate change adaptationCentro Oceanográfico de Balearesfisheries resiliencehttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/13Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsresearchfishliving resourcesclimatemarine fisheriesTo effectively future-proof the management of the European Union fishing fleets we have explored a suite of case studies encompassing the northeast and tropical Atlantic, the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas. This study shows that European Union (EU) fisheries are likely resilient to climate-driven short-term stresses, but may be negatively impacted by long-term trends in climate change. However, fisheries’ long-term stock resilience can be improved (and therefore be more resilient to increasing changes in climate) by adopting robust and adaptive fisheries management, provided such measures are based on sound scientific advice which includes uncertainty. Such management requires regular updates of biological reference points. Such updates will delineate safe biological limits for exploitation, providing both high long-term yields with reduced risk of stock collapse when affected by short-term stresses, and enhanced compliance with advice to avoid higher than intended fishing mortality. However, high resilience of the exploited ecosystem does not necessarily lead to the resilience of the economy of EU fisheries from suffering shocks associated with reduced yields, neither to a reduced carbon footprint if fuel use increases from lower stock abundances. Fuel consumption is impacted by stock development, but also by changes in vessel and gear technologies, as well as fishing techniques. In this respect, energy-efficient fishing technologies already exist within the EU, though implementing them would require improving the uptake of innovations and demonstrating to stakeholders the potential for both reduced fuel costs and increased catch rates. A transition towards reducing fuel consumption and costs would need to be supported by the setup of EU regulatory instruments. Overall, to effectively manage EU fisheries within a changing climate, flexible, adaptive, well-informed and well-enforced management is needed, with incentives provided for innovations and ocean literacy to cope with the changing conditions, while also reducing the dependency of the capture fishing industry on fossil fuels. To support such management, we provide 10 lessons to characterize ‘win-win’ fishing strategies for the European Union, which develop leverages in which fishing effort deployed corresponds to Maximum Sustainable Yield targets and Common Fisheries Policy minimal effects objectives. In these strategies, higher catch is obtained in the long run, less fuel is spent to attain the catch, and the fisheries have a higher resistance and resilience to shock and long-term factors to face climate-induced stressesPeer reviewedFrontiers MediaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/317418reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésCentro Oceanográfico de Baleareshttps://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.947150Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3174182026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
title Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
spellingShingle Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
Bastardie, François
Medio Marino
Climate change adaptation
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fisheries resilience
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
research
fish
living resources
climate
marine fisheries
title_short Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
title_full Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
title_fullStr Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
title_full_unstemmed Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
title_sort Ten lessons on the resilience of the EU common fisheries policy towards climate change and fuel efficiency - A call for adaptive, flexible and wellinformed fisheries management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bastardie, François
Feary, David
Brunel, Thomas
Kell, Laurence
Doring, Rakf
Basurko, Oihane
Bartolino, Valerio
Bentley, Jacob
Cabellero, Ainoa
Aranda, Martin
Hammon, Ketell
Hidalgo, Manuel
Katsavenakis, Stelios
Kempf, Alexander
author Bastardie, François
author_facet Bastardie, François
Feary, David
Brunel, Thomas
Kell, Laurence
Doring, Rakf
Basurko, Oihane
Bartolino, Valerio
Bentley, Jacob
Cabellero, Ainoa
Aranda, Martin
Hammon, Ketell
Hidalgo, Manuel
Katsavenakis, Stelios
Kempf, Alexander
author_role author
author2 Feary, David
Brunel, Thomas
Kell, Laurence
Doring, Rakf
Basurko, Oihane
Bartolino, Valerio
Bentley, Jacob
Cabellero, Ainoa
Aranda, Martin
Hammon, Ketell
Hidalgo, Manuel
Katsavenakis, Stelios
Kempf, Alexander
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medio Marino
Climate change adaptation
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fisheries resilience
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
research
fish
living resources
climate
marine fisheries
topic Medio Marino
Climate change adaptation
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
fisheries resilience
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
research
fish
living resources
climate
marine fisheries
description To effectively future-proof the management of the European Union fishing fleets we have explored a suite of case studies encompassing the northeast and tropical Atlantic, the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas. This study shows that European Union (EU) fisheries are likely resilient to climate-driven short-term stresses, but may be negatively impacted by long-term trends in climate change. However, fisheries’ long-term stock resilience can be improved (and therefore be more resilient to increasing changes in climate) by adopting robust and adaptive fisheries management, provided such measures are based on sound scientific advice which includes uncertainty. Such management requires regular updates of biological reference points. Such updates will delineate safe biological limits for exploitation, providing both high long-term yields with reduced risk of stock collapse when affected by short-term stresses, and enhanced compliance with advice to avoid higher than intended fishing mortality. However, high resilience of the exploited ecosystem does not necessarily lead to the resilience of the economy of EU fisheries from suffering shocks associated with reduced yields, neither to a reduced carbon footprint if fuel use increases from lower stock abundances. Fuel consumption is impacted by stock development, but also by changes in vessel and gear technologies, as well as fishing techniques. In this respect, energy-efficient fishing technologies already exist within the EU, though implementing them would require improving the uptake of innovations and demonstrating to stakeholders the potential for both reduced fuel costs and increased catch rates. A transition towards reducing fuel consumption and costs would need to be supported by the setup of EU regulatory instruments. Overall, to effectively manage EU fisheries within a changing climate, flexible, adaptive, well-informed and well-enforced management is needed, with incentives provided for innovations and ocean literacy to cope with the changing conditions, while also reducing the dependency of the capture fishing industry on fossil fuels. To support such management, we provide 10 lessons to characterize ‘win-win’ fishing strategies for the European Union, which develop leverages in which fishing effort deployed corresponds to Maximum Sustainable Yield targets and Common Fisheries Policy minimal effects objectives. In these strategies, higher catch is obtained in the long run, less fuel is spent to attain the catch, and the fisheries have a higher resistance and resilience to shock and long-term factors to face climate-induced stresses
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