“Contemporary Approaches for effective Marine Resources

Management”

Max Agüero (Ph.D.)Marine EconomistUniversidad Santa

MaríaChile

PRESENTATION

A quick overview of marine resources

The failures of traditional approaches for management

The nature of more effective recent management approaches

The final message:Integrating the functioning of ocean ecosystems and resources with humans, institutions and drivers for sustainable behavior

Integrated, adaptive & ecosystem approach

A Quick OverviewMarine Resources & Oceans:

the problems

Loss of Habitats & Biodiversity

Declining capacity for ecological functions

Increasing conflicts over use of resources

Increased health hazards

Over-exploitation of resources

Increased illegal & unreported fishing

Ocean Acidification and coral reef calcification

Loss of potential rents & social benefits

The Failures of Traditional Approaches

Exogenous & Stochastic factors

Insufficient data, information & knowledge

Poor policy design and implementation

Weak monitoring, surveillance and enforcement (MSE)

Poor Governance and Conflict of interests

Externalities and Market failures

Perverse incentive system for access and use

The nature of recent more effective approaches

Improve understanding of the dynamics of humans behavior in relation to ocean resources

eliminating perverse incentives

Develop standardized / widely accepted integrated indicators of performance

Promote good governance principles and procedures

Strengthen MCSE procedures

Integrate communities, stakeholders and policy makers into decision making

FINAL MESSAGE:

Promote the use of:

INTEGRATED, ADAPTIVE AND ECOSYSTEMS APPROACHES FOR MANAGEMENT:

…Manage people not oceans or fishes