Variable: Fisheries management effectiveness and opportunity

QoG Code: (ohi_aoacc)


Dataset: The Ocean Health Index Data

Description:

Fisheries management effectiveness and opportunity. The effectiveness of fisheries management in all countries with coastal areas is assessed by using a combination of surveys, empirical data, and enquiries to fisheries experts. They evaluated six aspects of each management regime: Scientific Robustness, Policy Transparency, Implementation Capacity, Subsidies, Fishing Effort, and Foreign Fishing, scoring each category from 0 to 100.

For more details on the variable construction, see the original source:

Mora, C., Myers, R.A., Coll, M., Libralato, S., Pitcher, T.J., Sumaila, R.U., Worm, B. (2009). Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries. PLoS Biol, 7(6), e1000131.

When using this variable, please cite both the OHI project and the original source.

Type of variable: Continuous


Last updated by source: 2023-12-03


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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