State, Market and Community: Managing Australian Fisheries

Australia has a significant maritime domain, the fourth largest maritime jurisdiction in the world, with an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) of 13.6million square kilometres (nearly twice the area of the continental land mass)1 from tropical to Antarctic waters. Aus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haward, MG
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 2009
Subjects:
Studies in Human Society
Policy and Administration
Public Policy
Antarctic
Indian
Pacific
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.assa.edu.au
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/60989
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Summary:Australia has a significant maritime domain, the fourth largest maritime jurisdiction in the world, with an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) of 13.6million square kilometres (nearly twice the area of the continental land mass)1 from tropical to Antarctic waters. Australian fisheries are traditionally small-scale operations, and Australian fisheries are small relative to major fishing powers, yet they remain important to the Australian economy. The Australian industry is diverse, encompassing small owner-operator bay and inlet fisheries through to offshore and distant water operations, the latter operating in the Southern, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The diversity of operations, and the often widely differing interests that develop as a result, are important factors in shaping policy.

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