It’s the governance, stupid! How the government of Catalonia is building a unique model with a decentralized, multi-actor decision-making approach to the seas

23 mayo 2017: Sergi Tudela - Director-general for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs with the Government of Catalonia.

The upcoming “Decree on the governance model for professional fishing in Catalonia”, which is expected to come into force by mid-2017, foresees local fisheries management plans run through multi-actor “co-management committees” fully empowered by the administration through a formal power devolution procedure. Co-management committees are to be composed of members representing the administration, the fishing sector, the scientific community and civil society, and will have full powers to manage fisheries in a real-time adaptive manner within the sustainability framework determined by the EU Common Fisheries Policy. Read More.