Reform of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy: Making Fisheries Management Work

On the eve of the long awaited debate on reforming the CFP, Making Fisheries Management Work offers a new perspective on why some systems succeed and others fail. The authors contrast the smooth transfer between policy formulation and implementation in Norway with the weaknesses inherent in a two-ti...

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Published inFisheries research Vol. 100; no. 2; pp. 99 - 102
Main Author Symes, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.10.2009
Subjects
CFP reform
Control and enforcement
Fisheries management
Implementation drift
Marine
Path dependency
Regionalisation
ANE, Norway
Denmark
ANE, Denmark
European Union
Control and enforcement
Fisheries management
CFP reform
Regionalisation
Implementation drift
Path dependency
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Summary:On the eve of the long awaited debate on reforming the CFP, Making Fisheries Management Work offers a new perspective on why some systems succeed and others fail. The authors contrast the smooth transfer between policy formulation and implementation in Norway with the weaknesses inherent in a two-tier governance system involving Denmark and the EU where implementation drift can subvert the original policy intention. The Commission's Green Paper on reforming the CFP recognises the symptoms but not the causes of poor implementation. Rather than seek to bring discipline to the implementation process, the main thrust of its proposals is to rebalance management responsibilities by devolving decision making to the regions and in effect creating a three-tier system of governance. An interesting debate is likely between those who favour a relaxation of central management and those who fear its consequences.
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ISSN:0165-7836
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DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2009.06.012