Abstract
The introduction of the landing obligation is a radical change of the European fisheries policy that has widened the gap between fishers and policy officers in the Netherlands. Especially the mixed demersal trawl fisheries have to adjust to this new measure, which requires a concerted effort between ministry, fleet and research institutions. This chapter describes the implementation process of the landing obligation in the Netherlands (between 2013–2015) and how it has been met with strong opposition by Dutch fishers. This chapter argues that such opposition stems not only from interests, but also from strongly held perceptions about the (ecological) consequences of the measure, as was clear from observing meetings and interviewing key actors. Although several meetings had been organised by the ministry to discuss the landing obligation with fishers, perception differences were not discussed explicitly. Discussions rather seemed to be parallel monologues where parties failed to meet a shared understanding. This situation jeopardises real cooperation in the preparation for full implementation of the landing obligation. The chapter ends with a discussion on possible ways to bridge the gap between fishers and policy officers.
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Notes
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At the time of the GAP project, Wageningen Marine Research was called IMARES.
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For a presentation of the case study see GAP (2019).
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The Scheveningen Group is the regionalisation platform of the group of member states bordering the North Sea: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany.
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CVO stands for Cooperatieve Visserij Organisatie (cooperative fisheries organisation). It was established in 2011 and is meant to have a platform for cooperation for the two Dutch fishers’ organisations, as in many cases (starting with MSC certification processes), it makes a lot of sense to work together. Throughout the years the two fisher organisations have tried to become 1 fisher representative organisation, but the latest attempt failed in 2014. The CVO has a board in which board members (fisher representatives and (mostly non-active) fishers) from both Visned as well as de Vissersbond take place.
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The Blueports were erected in 2011 with financial support of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF). There are 5 regional Blueports and one national platform. The Blueports are the follow up of the national Fisheries Innovation Platform and are meant to stimulate bottom up ideas for innovation. They in fact aim to bring different parties together at the regional level.
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Kraan, M., Verweij, M. (2020). Implementing the Landing Obligation. An Analysis of the Gap Between Fishers and Policy Makers in the Netherlands. In: Holm, P., Hadjimichael, M., Linke, S., Mackinson, S. (eds) Collaborative Research in Fisheries. MARE Publication Series, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26784-1_14
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