Edited by Dennis Rumley, Sanjay Chaturvedi and Vijay Sakhuja
From Baird Maritime:
Surrounded as it is by a large number of sovereign nations, many of them poor and a couple completely lawless, the Indian Ocean presents very special problems of fisheries management.
They are compounded by its relentless exploitation by nations from far away in Europe and north-east Asia. It is a complex situation that was addressed by an academic conference held in Muscat, Oman in 2007.
Although the conference appeared to be dominated by Indians and Australians, it still managed to promote some universal themes. It was a pity, though, that some of the other important Indian Ocean fishing players such as Thailand, Indonesia, France, Spain, Taiwan, China and Korea were not better represented.
The problems of over-population of people and declining populations of fish were discussed as were the increasing problems of poverty, pollution and global warming. A sensible holistic approach was recommended as the basis for their solution. At least it is a start.
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