Governance is a critical challenge in many fisheries and the process of understanding and, where necessary, improving governance is as the heart of effective conservation and wise resource use. MRAG has undertaken research, provided training and supported capacity development in both developing and developed country fisheries institutions and contributed to improved management practices and more sustainable fisheries. This has included:

  • Initiatives to better understand fisheries as complex and dynamic systems to derive management objectives;
  • Developing and applying participatory approaches that can help ensure the full and effective participation of relevant stakeholders;
  • Supporting innovative forms of governance including collaborative management and adaptive management;
  • Developing and implementing mechanisms and methodologies to assess the environmental, economic and socio-cultural costs, benefits and impacts of management and policy measures.

 Ultimately, this work has assisted in determining the manner in which power and influence are exercised within management regimes, including the sharing of responsibilities, rights, costs and benefits.

Projects

Title Region End Date
MRAG Project Lower Amazon Technical Meeting

MRAG was invited to participate in the main legislative review committee and was…

Latin America
MRAG Project Support to assessment of progress of halting biodiversity loss with respect to the marine environment for the EEA 2005 State of the Environment and Outlook Report (EEA)

The European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes a report every five years on the state…

Europe
MRAG Project Strategic planning for CCAMLR and South Georgia

This project assisted the FCO, CCAMLR and Government of South Georgia and South…

Atlantic Ocean
MRAG Project Assessment of alternative approaches to implementing Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) in the Australian Northern Prawn Fishery

The Australian Federal government is determined to introduce ITQs in all Commonwealth…

Asia
MRAG Project Study and analysis of the IUU fishing situation in the SADC region and an estimate of the economic, social and biological impact of this situation

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global issue with many harmful…

Africa
MRAG Project Research into the problems of illegal fishing in SE Asia

This project was a joint venture between the governments of Australia and Indonesia to…

Asia
MRAG Project Lot 4: An analysis of existing Rights Based Management (RBM) instruments in Member States and on setting up best practices in the EU (FISH/2007/03)

This project undertook a detailed review and analysis of the rights-based management (…

Europe
Workshop on UK Overseas Territories activities associated with UK obligations under ICCAT

The UK is a member of the International Convention on the Conservation of Atlantic…

Atlantic Ocean
Independent Review of the Science Structure and Function of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in…

Pacific
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Fisheries Management.

The work undertaken by MRAG for Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich…

Atlantic Ocean
MRAG Project Counterfactual evaluation of EFF Permanent and Temporary Cessation measures

The objectives of this specific contract were to assess to what degree the existing…

Europe
Community fisheries governance -Liberia

The project aimed to explore successful community-based rights systems as a tool for…

Africa
Framework Contract for evaluation and impact assessment, Lot 3: International Dimension of the CFP

This is a framework contract where specific services will consist of assisting the…

Europe
MRAG Project Regional overview of the Western Indian Ocean/East Africa region and Ex-ante evaluations of possible future Agreements with Kenya and Tanzania

The ex-ante evaluations for possible new Fisheries Partnership agreements (FPAs) in…

Africa
MRAG Project Scientific research, fish stock assessment and training of IMBO and MFMR staff and students (WARFP)

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources had received a loan from the IDA and a…

Africa
International Oceans Governance – Scientific support

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted by world leaders in 2015 set the…

Global
Development of a fishing fleet management and licensing system

Seychelles, under the Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared…

Indian Ocean
The social and economic implications to UK fishing communities of implementing zonal attachment as the basis for quota allocation

This study explores what the future of UK fisheries might look like if the basis for…

Europe
The cost of not-ending harmful subsidies by 2020.

In the Sustainable Development Goals adopted as targets for international development…

Global
Study on the main effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU fishing and aquaculture sectors

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to confine its spread have impacted…

Europe
Map UK NEAFC Registerd Ports IUU Documentation and Controls

This project was completed by MRAG Ltd and RPA Ltd under Lot 6: Marine and Fisheries R…

Europe
Supporting Liberia and Sierra Leone’s Fishery Management Improvement

The objective of this project was to provide technical assistance for the World Bank…

Africa
Conduct situation analysis functions of the competent authority in Sierra Leone.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in Sierra Leone is responsible…

Africa
Conduct situation analysis for artisanal fisheries enhancement, through functional development of CMAs and TURFs in Sierra Leone.

To improve fisheries governance and implementation of four marine protected areas (…

Africa
Study to assess the robustness of mixed fisheries scenario assumptions

This project supported the ICES mixed-fisheries assessment process, investigating the…

Europe