Disaster Management in Fisheries

8.1.5 Fisheries authorities

Fisheries authorities have the mandate and responsibility of the fish resource and how it is utilized. Fisheries management systems are developed to manage the resources and to sustain the resources. There is an obvious link between safety for fishermen and fisheries management (Petursdottir, Hannibalsson and Turner, 2001; FAO, 2008c). Any attempt to make changes with fisheries management would affect safety for fishermen in some way, which may be positive or negative.