Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies

Although policies can be critical constraining or enabling factors for aquatic food systems (AqFS) development, scarce evaluation of the impacts of existing policies means that decision-makers have limited understanding of how to improve the design and implementation of effective policies. This pape...

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Main Authors: Ragasa, Catherine, Loison, Sarah Alobo
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127773
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description Although policies can be critical constraining or enabling factors for aquatic food systems (AqFS) development, scarce evaluation of the impacts of existing policies means that decision-makers have limited understanding of how to improve the design and implementation of effective policies. This paper reviews key policy issues in AqFS and how they have been analyzed and assessed to provide context-tailored policy options and guidance. Our review shows that countries face many policy issues but have little analysis on them. Despite the availability of a wide variety of frameworks, concepts, tools, methods, and approaches, their application in empirical analysis to solve policy issues in AqFS has been limited. More research is available on local- and community-level governance of fisheries, but less on national or subnational policies and regulations in AqFS. The few available policy studies focus on developed countries, with fewer applications in developing countries where growth of the aquaculture and fisheries sectors is much stronger. The studies provide useful policy options and guidance, and this review highlights the need for more such studies to address policy-related issues in the sector.
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spelling CGSpace1277732025-12-02T21:02:52Z Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies Ragasa, Catherine Loison, Sarah Alobo fisheries governance decision making evaluation evaluation techniques fishery management governance implementation literature reviews policies regulations research policy analysis aquatic food systems Although policies can be critical constraining or enabling factors for aquatic food systems (AqFS) development, scarce evaluation of the impacts of existing policies means that decision-makers have limited understanding of how to improve the design and implementation of effective policies. This paper reviews key policy issues in AqFS and how they have been analyzed and assessed to provide context-tailored policy options and guidance. Our review shows that countries face many policy issues but have little analysis on them. Despite the availability of a wide variety of frameworks, concepts, tools, methods, and approaches, their application in empirical analysis to solve policy issues in AqFS has been limited. More research is available on local- and community-level governance of fisheries, but less on national or subnational policies and regulations in AqFS. The few available policy studies focus on developed countries, with fewer applications in developing countries where growth of the aquaculture and fisheries sectors is much stronger. The studies provide useful policy options and guidance, and this review highlights the need for more such studies to address policy-related issues in the sector. 2022-12-31 2023-01-22T18:18:53Z 2023-01-22T18:18:53Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127773 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ragasa, Catherine; and Loison, Sarah Alobo. 2022. Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2161. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127773
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decision making
evaluation
evaluation techniques
fishery management
governance
implementation
literature reviews
policies
regulations
research
policy analysis
aquatic food systems
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Loison, Sarah Alobo
Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
title Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
title_full Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
title_fullStr Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
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title_short Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
title_sort policy issues and options in aquatic food systems review of frameworks tools and studies
topic fisheries governance
decision making
evaluation
evaluation techniques
fishery management
governance
implementation
literature reviews
policies
regulations
research
policy analysis
aquatic food systems
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