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Human dimensions of bycatch reduction technology: Current assumptions and directions for future research
Abstract
Bycatch reduction technology (BRT) modifies fishing gear to increase selectivity and
avoid capture of non-target species, or to facilitate their non-lethal release. As
a solution to fisheries-related mortality of non-target species, BRT is an attractive
option; effectively implemented, BRT presents a technical 'fix' that can reduce pressure
for politically contentious and economically detrimental interventions, such as fisheries
closures. While a number of factors might contribute to effective implementation,
our review of BRT literature finds that research has focused on technical design and
experimental performance of individual technologies. In contrast, and with a few notable
exceptions, research on the human and institutional context of BRT, and more specifically
on how fishers respond to BRT, is limited. This is not to say that fisher attitudes
are ignored or overlooked, but that incentives for fisher uptake of BRT are usually
assumed rather than assessed or demonstrated. Three assumptions about fisher incentives
dominate: (1) economic incentives will generate acceptance of BRT; (2) enforcement
will generate compliance with BRT; and (3) 'participation' by fishers will increase
acceptance and compliance, and overall support for BRT. In this paper, we explore
evidence for and against these assumptions and situate our analysis in the wider social
science literature on fisheries. Our goal is to highlight the need and suggest focal
areas for further research. © Inter-Research 2008.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6447Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.3354/esr00172Publication Info
Campbell, LM; & Cornwell, ML (2008). Human dimensions of bycatch reduction technology: Current assumptions and directions
for future research. Endangered Species Research, 5(2-3). pp. 325-334. 10.3354/esr00172. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6447.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Lisa Campbell
Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy
Dr. Campbell studies oceans governance broadly, in relation to diverse issues (blue
economy, blue carbon, protected species, fisheries, MSP, MPAs, tourism, etc.), and
formal and informal processes. She draws on theory from political ecology, political
economy, and science and technology studies to study how science and other values,
the state and non-state actors, inform governance processes and outcomes across geographic
and socio-political scales. She is more generally interested in innovation

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