Volume 52
Logical Framework Analysis as a Tool for Management of a Tropical Fishery
Authors
Murray, P.A.; Nichols, K.E.; Chase, V.M.; Hodge, R. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 1999
Pages: 258-270
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Key West, Florida
Country: USA
Abstract
With the current state of exploitation, and economic importance, of the marine fishery resources of the eastern Caribbean, it may be timely lo consider the development of a new approach to management of fishery resources. It has been suggested that there should be a reorientation of fisheries science toward the management of small stocks such as those prevalent in developing countries, most of which are tropical. The perception that management, and management planning, cannot begin until the stocks have been assessed is a view which has proven detrimental to fishery management in developing countries. OECS States have followed a management sequence of: preliminary fishery assessment; policy establishment; management strategy formulation; fishery assessment, including stock assessment; and finally implementation. This sequence focuses more on individual stocks or species groups than on the fishery as a whole. In this paper we consider the utilisation of the Logical Framework AnaIysis approach for management of the shallow shelf and reef fishery of the istand of Anguilla in the British West Indies. Based on the stated goals and objectives of fishery management in that territory, we derive a Logical Framework model; and suggest that this approach could provide for the comprehensive and holistic view of the industry that is required by Small Island Developing States like those of the Eastern Caribbean region.