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1. PERSPECTIVES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND
ALEXA DAYTON
PORTLAND, MAINE

2. SHARING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES IN A
WAY THAT BALANCES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GOALS, WHILE ENSURING
THE PRESERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
- NIELSON

3. INSIGHTS & KNOWLEDGE
Different perspectives to guide the decision-making process with
a goal of Sustainable Fisheries
WHY CO-MANAGEMENT? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
8 ELEMENTS
• Legal Framework establishes governance and
guiding principles
• Representative local leadership makes decisions
• Fishery management scale is suitable to the
fisheries of interest
• Data exists to support fisheries assessment
• Efficient and effective process, adaptable and
flexible
• Enforcement and accountability measures are clear
and fair
• Leadership development and Trust
• Market Access
OWNERSHIP & PARTICIPATION
Breaking the cycle of “seeking permission” to fish
With a goal of Sustainable Communities

4. Magnuson-Stevens
Act 1976
and again in 1996
Established 200-mile EEZ and phased out foreign fishing
Established Regional Fishery Management Councils
Established 10 National Standards
1. Legal Framework establishes governance and guiding principles

5. What is a
Fishery Management
Council?
• The Council system encourages local level participation & representation during the decision-
making process;
• Parliamentary process, Robert’s Rules of Order
• Regionally developed Fishery Management Plans
• Councils meet every other month rotating locations and open to the public
• Public may provide 3 min argument during open comment period
2. Representative local leadership makes decisions

7. 6 REGIONS
8 Councils
3 Commissions
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
PACIFIC
SOUTHWEST
ALASKA
WEST PACIFIC
~ (20) State Agencies:
Data Collection,
Regulations, Enforcement
(Inland, State Waters)
(3) Interstate
Commissions: Data
Collection, Recommend
State & Regional
Regulations (State
Waters)
(8) Councils: Recommend
Regional Regulations
(Federal Waters)
NMFS: Data Collection,
Implement Regulations,
Enforcement (Federal)
3. Fishery management scale is suitable to the fisheries of interest

8. 4. Data exists to support fisheries stock
assessments
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration | NOAA Fisheries | Page
Data are needed at
various scales in
direct support of
management units
Collaborative data
collection programs
and new
technologies offset
cost; acoustics,
eDNA

9. FMP Advisory Process
Draws upon the expertise of
knowledgeable people from other
state and federal agencies,
universities, and the public.
Considers localized parameters,
including tribal.
Full Council
Council
Committees
Advisory
Panels
SSC
5. Efficient and effective process, adaptable and flexible

10. Compliance approaches
• Voluntary Compliance
• Deterrence
• Enforcement Action
• Carrot & Stick
• Extra days at sea, reduced bycatch
assumptions
6. Enforcement and accountability measures are clear and fair

11. Education Goals:
• Bring fishermen, scientists and managers together in a
neutral setting outside of the regulatory process.
• Increase the number of people at work in the region’s
fisheries who are comfortable working with the fishery
data and management systems.
• Help policy makers and scientists become more familiar
with the inner working of the fishing community.
• Increase the number of fishermen involved in
collaborative research and pursuit of best available
science.
7. Develop Leadership and Promote Trust – professionalize the discourse
MREP Alumni go on to serve:
35% of council nominees
40% of council appointees
45% of Advisory panel appointees

12. Dr. Alexa Dayton
Alexa.Dayton@maine.edu
Emma Plotnek
Programme Manager Fishing into the Future
emma@fitf.co.uk
07311 812105
Closing Thoughts
• The U.S. System is not perfect, but it is
effective.
• The U.K. has many of the same ingredients and
cultural norms.
• Management units can be formed around
community fisheries, at multiple scales.