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This chapter reviews the concept of sustainability in fisheries, focussing on fisheries
in Europe and paying particular attention to the human dimensions of fisheries. The
particular problems presented by fisheries (related to the “Tragedy of the Com-
mons”) are introduced, followed by brief accounts of the importance of fisheries
worldwide and of their history in Europe. We attempt to summarize the concepts
embodied in fisheries management and governance and review the different
dimensions (pillars) of sustainability in the context of fisheries: environmental,
economic, social and institutional. We describe some current developments in
management and governance of European fisheries, including the introduction of
property rights, the role of ecological labelling and the concept of demand-led
management, participation and co-management, marine protected areas and
Integrated Marine Management. We advocate a system of governance under
which more attention is placed on achieving the possible than in quantifying the
unachievable, a system which delivers successful implementation of sustainabil-
ity objectives based on holistic (and multidisciplinary) assessments of environ-
mental, economic and social-cultural consequences of proposed actions and
which is based on the full and active participation of all relevant stakeholders
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Pierce, G.J., Pita, C., Santos, M.B. & Seixas, S., 2012. Sustainability of Fisheries. Chapter 16 Pp. 325-367. in: Gonçalves, F., Pereira, R., Leal Filho, W. & Miranda Azeiteiro, U. (Editors) Contributions to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Umweltbildung, Umweltkommunikation und Nachhaltigkeit - Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability. Peter Lang. 325-367
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Peter Lang